'.' matches any single character.
A character class '[...]' matches any character within the brackets.
For example, '[abc]' matches 'a', 'b', or 'c'.
To name a range of characters, use a dash.
'[a-z]' matches any letter, whereas '[0-9]' matches any digit.
'*' matches zero or more instances of the thing preceding it.
For example, 'x*' matches any number of 'x' characters.
'[0-9]*' matches any number of digits.
'.*' matches any number of anything.
A REGEXP pattern match succeeds if the pattern matches anywhere in the value being tested.
A LIKE pattern match succeeds only if the pattern matches the entire value.
'^' matches the beginning of the pattern.
'$' matches the end of the pattern.