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$string = "johndoe";
$newstring = justgivemetheleft3($string);

$query = "SELECT * from table where name like "$newstring%"

I can't say give me everything that matches johndoe, because some of 
them are john doe, some are john_doe, some are john, etc.  But, the 
first 3 will always be right.


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