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MySQL Articles
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Are quotes around tables and columns in a MySQL query really necessary?
If your table name or column name are any reserved words then you need to use quotes around table name and column name in a MySQL query. You need to use backticks around table name and column name. The syntax is as follows:SELECT *FROM `table` where `where`=condition;Here is the query to create a table without quotes with reserved words. You will get an error since they are predefined reserved words. The error is as follows:mysql> create table table -> ( -> where int -> ); ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check ...
Read MoreHow do I add to each row in MySQL?
You can add a value to each row in MySQL using UPDATE command.Let us see when your column is an integer. The syntax is as follows:UPDATE yourTableName SET yourIntegerColumnName = yourIntegerColumnName+anyValue; UPDATE yourTableName SET yourIntegerColumnName = anyValue WHERE yourIntegerColumnName IS NULL;You can add a value for a date column name. The syntax is as follows:UPDATE yourTableName SET yourDateColumnName = DATEADD(yourDateColumnName, INTERVAL anyIntegerMonth)To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows:mysql> create table addEachRowValue -> ( -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, -> Amount int, -> ShippingDate ...
Read MoreMySQL SELECT DISTINCT and count?
You need to use GROUP BY command with aggregate function count(*) from MySQL to achieve this. The syntax is as follows:SELECT yourColumnName, COUNT(*) AS anyVariableNameFROM yourTableName GROUP BY yourColumnName;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows:mysql> create table selectDistinct_CountDemo -> ( -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, -> Name varchar(10), -> AppearanceId int, -> PRIMARY KEY(Id) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.63 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows:mysql> insert into selectDistinct_CountDemo(Name, AppearanceId) values('Larry', ...
Read MoreChange value from 1 to Y in MySQL Select Statement?
You can use IF() from MySQL to change value from 1 to Y. The syntax is as follows:SELECT IF(yourColumnName, ’Y’, yourColumnName) as anyVariableName FROM yourTableName;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows:mysql> create table changeValuefrom1toY -> ( -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, -> isValidAddress tinyint(1), -> PRIMARY KEY(Id) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.76 sec)Now you can insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows:mysql> insert into changeValuefrom1toY(isValidAddress) values(1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.22 ...
Read MoreChange value from 1 to Y in MySQL Select Statement using CASE?
You can use CASE from MySQL to change value from 1 to Y. Let us first create a table. The query to create a table is as follows:mysql> create table changeValuefrom1toY -> ( -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, -> isValidAddress tinyint(1), -> PRIMARY KEY(Id) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.76 sec)Now you can insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows:mysql> insert into changeValuefrom1toY(isValidAddress) values(1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.22 sec) mysql> insert into changeValuefrom1toY(isValidAddress) values(0); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec) mysql> insert ...
Read MoreHow to convert Varchar to Double in SQL?
You can convert varchar to double using CAST() function. The syntax is as follows:SELECT yourColumnName1, yourColumnName2, ......N, CAST(yourColumnName AS DECIMAL(TotalDigit, DigitAfterDecimalPoint)) anyVariableName FROM yourtableName ORDER BY anyVariableName DESC;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows:mysql> create table VarcharToDouble -> ( -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, -> Name varchar(10), -> Amount varchar(10) , -> PRIMARY KEY(Id) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.67 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows:mysql> insert into VarcharToDouble(Name, Amount) values('John', ...
Read MoreMySQL - Changing year of dates from 2020 to 2011?
You can change year of dates from 2020 to 2011 using SUBDATE() with INTERVAL of 9 year because there is a difference of 9 years between 2020 to 2011.The syntax is as follows:UPDATE yourTableName SET yourDateColumnName=SUBDATE(yourDateColumnName, INTERVAL 9 YEAR);To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows:mysql> create table ChangeYearFrom2020To2011 -> ( -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, -> ExpiryDate date, -> PRIMARY KEY(Id) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.67 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query to insert ...
Read MoreWhy MySQL NOT NULL shouldn't be added to primary key field?
You do not need to add NOT NULL to primary key field because it gets NOT NULL automatically. Primary key is combination of both NOT NULL and Unique Key.Here is the demo of primary key field. Let us first create a table. The query to create a table is as follows:mysql> create table NotNullAddDemo -> ( -> Id int AUTO_INCREMENT, -> PRIMARY KEY(Id) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.81 sec)In the above table, you do not need to add NOT NULL to primary key field because MySQL internally converts it into NOT NULL. To ...
Read MoreFind all the names beginning with the letter 'a' or 'b' or 'c' using MySQL query?
You need to use LIKE with OR operator to find all the names that starts with a or b or c. The syntax is as follows:SELECT *FROM yourTableName WHERE yourColumnName like 'A%' or yourColumnName like 'B%' or yourColumnName like 'C%';The above query finds all names that starts only with the letter ‘a’ or ‘b’ or ‘c’. To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows:mysql> create table AllNamesStartWithAorBorC -> ( -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, -> EmployeeName varchar(20), -> PRIMARY KEY(Id) -> ); Query ...
Read MoreHow to deal with 'Boolean' values in PHP & MySQL?
We are using MySQL version 8.0.12. Let us first check the MySQL version:mysql> select version(); +-----------+ | version() | +-----------+ | 8.0.12 | +-----------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)To deal with Boolean in MySQL, you can use BOOL or BOOLEAN or TINYINT(1). If you use BOOL or BOOLEAN, then MySQL internally converts it into TINYINT(1).In BOOL or BOOLEAN data type, if you use true literal then MySQL represents it as 1 and false literal as 0 like in PHP/ C/ C++ language.To proof that MySQL convert the BOOL or BOOLEAN to TINYINT(1), let us create a table with ...
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