<?php

mysql_set_charset('utf8');
$link = mysql_connect("localhost", "Uname", "Upass", "DBname");
mysql_select_db ("DBname", $link))

foreach ($matches as $word){
$str_sql_query = "SELECT id FROM dbCountries WHERE name LIKE '%$word%' OR alias LIKE '%$word%' ";

if (!$result = mysql_query($str_sql_query, $link))
{
  echo "Sorry, i cant do this.";
  exit();
}
foreach ($result as $x){
	echo $x, "<br>";
}
}