MySQL truncate text with ellipsis
select case when length(message) > 7 then concat(substring(message, 1, 7), '...')else message end as adapted_messagefrom ...to test/confirm:
SELECT CASE WHEN LENGTH('1234567890') > 7 THEN CONCAT(SUBSTRING('1234567890', 1, 7), '...') ELSE '1234567890' END AS adapted_messageUNION SELECT CASE WHEN LENGTH('12345') > 7 THEN CONCAT(SUBSTRING('12345', 1, 7), '...') ELSE '12345' END AS adapted_message