MySQL UPDATE Query

MySQL UPDATE Query

There may be a requirement where existing data in a MySQL table needs to be modified. You can do so by using SQL UPDATE command. This will modify any field value of any MySQL table.

Syntax:

Here is generic SQL syntax of UPDATE command to modify data into MySQL table:

UPDATE table_name SET field1=new-value1, field2=new-value2

[WHERE Clause]

You can update one or more field altogether.

You can specify any condition using WHERE clause.

You can update values in a single table at a time.

The WHERE clause is very useful when you want to update selected rows in a table.

Updating Data from Command Prompt:

This will use SQL UPDATE command with WHERE clause to update selected data into MySQL table tutorials_tbl.

Example:

Following example will update tutorial_titlefield for a record having tutorial_id as 3.

root@host# mysql -u root -p password;

Enter password:*******

mysql> use TUTORIALS;

Database changed

mysql> UPDATE tutorials_tbl

    -> SET tutorial_title='Learning JAVA'

    -> WHERE tutorial_id=3;

 

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.04 sec)

Rows matched: 1  Changed: 1  Warnings: 0

 

mysql>

Updating Data Using PHP Script:

You can use SQL UPDATE command with or without WHERE CLAUSE into PHP functionmysql_query(). This function will execute SQL command in similar way it is executed at mysql> prompt.

Example:

Try out the following example to updatetutorial_title field for a record havingtutorial_id as 3.

<?php

$dbhost = 'localhost:3036';

$dbuser = 'root';

$dbpass = 'rootpassword';

$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);

if(! $conn )

{

  die('Could not connect: ' .mysql_error());

}

$sql = 'UPDATE tutorials_tbl

        SET tutorial_title="Learning JAVA"

        WHERE tutorial_id=3';

 

mysql_select_db('TUTORIALS');

$retval = mysql_query( $sql, $conn );

if(! $retval )

{

  die('Could not update data: ' .mysql_error());

}

echo "Updated data successfully\n";

mysql_close($conn);

?>

 

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