To order string as a number, use CAST(). Following is the syntax −select *from yourTableName ORDER BY CAST(yourColumnName AS SIGNED) DESC;Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    (    Id varchar(100)    ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.18 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values('3'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('20'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('34'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.06 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('21'); Query OK, 1 row ... Read More

You need to use OR condition along with WHERE clause. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    (    Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,    MonthNumber int,    YearNumber int    ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.22 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable(MonthNumber, YearNumber) values(11, 2018); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.10 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(MonthNumber, YearNumber) values(3, 2019); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(MonthNumber, YearNumber) values(12, 2018); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.08 sec) mysql> insert ... Read More

You can use ORDER BY RIGHT() for this. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    (    UserId varchar(100)    ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.33 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values('User1234'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('User9874'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.06 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('User9994'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.04 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('User1211'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('User1012'); Query OK, 1 ... Read More

The SOUNDEX() returns a soundex string. Two strings that sound almost the same should have identical soundex stringsTo query soundex() in MySQL, you can use the below syntax −select *from yourTableName where soundex(yourValue)=soundex(yourColumnName);Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    (    Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,    FirstName varchar(20),    LastName varchar(20)    ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.28 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable(FirstName, LastName) values('Adam', 'Smith'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.04 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(FirstName, LastName) values('David', 'Miller'); Query OK, 1 ... Read More

You can use CONCAT() function for this. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    (    Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,    Value1 varchar(10),    Value2 varchar(10)    ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.21 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable(Value1, Value2) values('10', '345'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(Value1, Value2) values('14', '789'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.06 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(Value1, Value2) values('18', '234'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec)Display all records from the table using ... Read More

You can use ORDER BY for this. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    (    Value int    ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.20 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values(20); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(8); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.09 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(18); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(11); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.09 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(9); Query OK, 1 row ... Read More

You can use aggregate function SUM() for this. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    (    CustomerId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,    CustomerProductName varchar(100),    CustomerProductQuantity int,    CustomerPrice int    ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.17 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable(CustomerProductName, CustomerProductQuantity, CustomerPrice) values('Product-1', 5, 400); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.10 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(CustomerProductName, CustomerProductQuantity, CustomerPrice) values('Product-2', 3, 100); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.06 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(CustomerProductName, CustomerProductQuantity, CustomerPrice) values('Product-1', 2, 300); Query OK, 1 ... Read More

To search exact word from string, use the below syntax −select *from yourTableName where yourColumnName regexp '(^|[[:space:]])yourWord([[:space:]]|$)';Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    (    Title text    ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.23 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values('This is the Introduction to Java'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.05 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('This is the Introduction to MongoDB'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('This is the Introduction to MySQL'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.06 ... Read More

The DROP TABLE removes the table completely and also removes all data. If you want to remove all data completely and wants the table structure, then you can use TRUNCATE TABLE command. The TRUNCATE command will recreate the table.Let us first check the DROP TABLE. For that, we will first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    (    Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,    Name varchar(20)    ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.20 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable(Name) values('Larry'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) ... Read More

You can use elt() along with rand() for this. Let us select random number from a specific list.mysql> SELECT ELT(FLOOR(RAND() * 10) + 1,    100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000) AS random_value_from_listOfValues;This will produce the following output −+--------------------------------+ | random_value_from_listOfValues | +--------------------------------+ | 1000 | +--------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)Now we will run the query again to select random number from a specific list.mysql> SELECT ELT(FLOOR(RAND() * ... Read More