[SOLVED][PHP / MYSQL] Trying to use SQL wildcard with variable

[mada]

I am trying to call everything from a table dependent on the first letter of the "name" field.

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  $sql = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM test1 WHERE name LIKE "A%" ORDER BY Name') or die(mysql_error());
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works absolutely fine when I attempt to call all rows where the name begins with A.

However I am trying to replace A with a variable. i.e:-
[code]
  $letter = "A";
  $sql = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM test1 WHERE name LIKE "$letter%" ORDER BY Name') or die(mysql_error());
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But this fails to display anything. How can I resolve this?

[trq]

Variables are not interpolated when within single quotes, use....

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$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM test1 WHERE name LIKE '$letter%' ORDER BY Name") or die(mysq_error());
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[mada]

Excellent, that worked perfectly.

Thankyou!!!!