To get at least x number of rows, you need to use the LIMIT clause. Following is the syntax −select *from yourTableName order by yourColumnName DESC limit yourXNumberOfRows;Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable (    EmployeeId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, EmployeeName varchar(100) ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.76 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable(EmployeeName) values('Chris'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(EmployeeName) values('David'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable(EmployeeName) values('Bob'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.51 sec) ... Read More

The MySQL CASE statement is faster in comparison to PHP if statement. The PHP if statement takes too much time because it loads data and then process while CASE statement does not.Let us first create a table and work around an example of MySQL CASE statement −mysql> create table DemoTable (Value int); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.70 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values(100); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.24 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(500); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(1000); Query OK, 1 row ... Read More

For this, you can use INTERVAL 12 hour using DATE_ADD(). Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable (DueDateTime datetime); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.60 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values('2019-07-12 10:50:30'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.29 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('2019-07-12 22:02:00'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('2019-07-12 11:12:10'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.19 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('2019-07-12 09:02:00'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.10 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select *from ... Read More

To generate random numbers, use the ORDER BY RAND() function in MySQL. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable (Value int); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.76 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values(89); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.19 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(98); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(10); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.34 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(78); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.15 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(75); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec) mysql> ... Read More

For this, you can use LAST_INSERT_ID(). Let us first create a table. Here, we have set the auto_increment id to StudentId column −mysql> create table DemoTable1 (StudentId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.58 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable1 values(null); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select *from DemoTable1;This will produce the following output −+-----------+ | StudentId | +-----------+ |         1 | +-----------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)Following is the query to ... Read More

No, MySQL sleep function is not busy-wait. Let us first create a table and implement the SLEEP() function −mysql> create table DemoTable(FirstName varchar(100)); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.57 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values('John'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.15 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Adam'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.15 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Bob'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.19 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Chris'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Robert'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec)Display all records ... Read More

To order by field, use CASE statement. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable(StudentId varchar(100)); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.69 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values('STU-980'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.28 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('STU-1029'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.29 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('STU-189'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('STU-890'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.38 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select *from DemoTable;This will produce the following output −+-----------+ | ... Read More

For this, use count(*) and the divide the count of two different sets of rows. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable(isMarried tinyint(1)); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.53 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values(1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.22 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(0); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.26 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.26 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 ... Read More

To copy all rows of a table to another table, use the below syntax −insert into yourTableName2(yourColumnName1, ...N) select yourColumnName1, ..N from yourTableName1;Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable1(FirstName varchar(100)); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.11 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable1 values('John'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.31 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1 values('Chris'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1 values('Bob'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.40 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select *from DemoTable1;This will produce the following ... Read More

Let’s say we have two tables and both of them have two columns PlayerId and PlayerScore. We need to add the PlayerScore from both these tables, but only for a particular PlayerId.For this, you can use UNION. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable1(PlayerId int, PlayerScore int); Query OK, 0 rows affected (9.84 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable1 values(1000, 87); Query OK, 1 row affected (3.12 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1 values(1000, 65); Query OK, 1 row affected (1.29 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1 values(1001, 10); Query OK, 1 ... Read More