LTRIM(str): trim string from left : LTRIM « String Functions « MySQL Tutorial

1. MySQL Tutorial
2. String Functions
3. LTRIM

mysql>
mysql> SELECT LTRIM('  barbar');
+-------------------+
| LTRIM('  barbar') |
+-------------------+
| barbar            |
+-------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>