To concat a string, use the CONCAT() function from MySQL as shown in the below syntaxSELECT CONCAT(yourColumnName1, ’anyConcatenationString’), CONCAT(yourColumnName2, ’anyC oncatenationString’), ....N from yourTableName;To understand the above syntax, let us first create a table. The query to create a table is as followsmysql> create table selectConcat -> ( -> StudentId int, -> StudentName varchar(100), -> StudentAge int -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.32 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as followsmysql> insert into selectConcat values(1, 'Carol', 23); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.19 sec) mysql> insert into selectConcat values(2, 'John', 24); ... Read More

You can order by length of characters with the help of CHAR_LENGTH() function from MySQL. The function returns the number of characters i.e. 4 for the following string −AMITTo order strings by length of characters, the following is the syntax −select *from yourTableName order by CHAR_LENGTH(yourColumnName);To understand the above concept, let us first create a table. The following is the query to create a table −mysql> create table OrderByCharacterLength    −> (    −> BookName varchar(200)    −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.97 sec)Insert some records in the table with the help of insert command. The query is ... Read More

The str_replace version in MySQL is the replace() function. Let us first create a table to understand the function −mysql> create table StringReplaceDemo −> ( −> Id int, −> URL varchar(200) −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.38 sec)Insert some records in the table with the help of insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into StringReplaceDemo values(1001, 'https://www.google.co.in'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.09 sec) mysql> insert into StringReplaceDemo values(1002, 'https://www.facebook.com'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec) mysql> insert into StringReplaceDemo ... Read More

Using the CONCAT() function, we can work with user variables in LIKE clause. The syntax is as follows.set @anyVariableName='anyValue'; select yourColumnName1, yourColumnName2, yourColumnName3, ...N from yourTableName whereyourColumnName like CONCAT('%', @anyVariableName, '%');To understand the above syntax, let us first create a table. The query to create a table is as follows.mysql> create table UserVariableInLike -> ( -> id int, -> Name varchar(100), -> Age int -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.83 sec)Insert records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows.mysql> insert into UserVariableInLike values(101, 'John', 23); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec) mysql> ... Read More

To fix the error, you just need to replace TYPE with ENGINE. The syntax to set the engine is as follows −ENGINE = MyISAM;The MySQL error occurs when TYPE is used. Let us see the same scenario while creating a table −mysql> create table Customers −> ( −> CustomerId int, −> CustomerName varchar(200) −> )TYPE = MyISAM;The error is as follows −ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use ... Read More

To select distinct values in two columns, you can use least() and greatest() function from MySQL.Let us create a table with two columns −mysql> create table SelectDistinctTwoColumns    −> (    −> StudentId int,    −> EmployeeId int    −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.60 sec)Now you can insert records in the table. The query to insert records is as follows −mysql> insert into SelectDistinctTwoColumns values(100, 101); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.39 sec) mysql> insert into SelectDistinctTwoColumns values(102, 103); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) mysql> insert into SelectDistinctTwoColumns values(104, 105); Query OK, 1 ... Read More

To delete all the records from a MySQL table, you can use the TRUNCATE statement.The syntax is as follows −TRUNCATE TABLE yourTableName;The above syntax deletes all the records from the table. To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The following is the query to create a table −mysql> create table DeleteAllFromTable −> ( −> PersonId int, −> PersonName varchar(200) −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.67 sec)Insert some records in the table with the help of insert command.The query is as follows −mysql> insert ... Read More

You can use IFNULL() function from MySQL to return a value even if there is not result. Let us create a table. Te query to create a table.mysql> create table IfNullDemo    −> (    −> Id int,    −> Name varchar(100)    −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.60 sec)Insert some records in the table with the help of insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into IfNullDemo values(1, 'John'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec) mysql> insert into IfNullDemo values(200, 'Sam'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.21 sec) mysql> insert into IfNullDemo ... Read More

You can use IN statement to delete more than one rows from a table using id in MySQL. The syntax is as follows −delete from yourTableName where yourColumnName in(value1, value2, .....valueN);To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The following is the query to create a table.mysql> create table DeleteManyRows    −> (    −> Id int,    −> Name varchar(200),    −> Age int    −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (3.35 sec)Insert some records in the table with the help of insert command. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into DeleteManyRows values(1, 'John', 23); ... Read More

To add minutes to a datetime you can use DATE_ADD() function from MySQL. In PHP, you can use strtotime().To add 30 minutes in MySQL, the DATE_ADD() function is as follows −select date_add(yourColumnName, interval 30 minute) from yourTableName;To use the above syntax, let us create a table. The following is the query to create a table.mysql> create table Add30MinutesDemo −> ( −> YourTime datetime −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.67 sec)Insert records in the table with the help of following query −mysql> insert into Add30MinutesDemo values(now()); Query OK, 1 row ... Read More