bizar mysql/php problem..
 

Php 4 / mysql 5..

We had an application running on one machine and moved it to another server.

Now this problem occurs:
if, from php, i do a select for the name "john":

$data = mysql_query("Select * From database WHERE name='john'");

it works..

But when i use a NUMBER (lets say john5boy):

$data = mysql_query("Select * From database WHERE name='john5john'");
i get 0 results. (and yes the record IS available when i do a select with navicat or browse it with phpmyadmin).

The record is varchar.. also tried a ".x." etc..

Above select from navicat or the mysql command line tool DOES work..
it seems to be something within php..

just escape the number