How to skip rows in MySQL?

To skip rows, use LIMIT OFFSET. Let us first create a table −

mysql> create table DemoTable860(
   Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
   Name varchar(100)
);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.73 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command −

mysql> insert into DemoTable860(Name) values('Chris');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable860(Name) values('Robert');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable860(Name) values('David');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable860(Name) values('Bob');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.10 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable860(Name) values('Mike');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.22 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable860(Name) values('Sam');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement −

mysql> select *from DemoTable860;

This will produce the following output −

+----+--------+
| Id | Name   |
+----+--------+
|  1 | Chris  | 
|  2 | Robert |
|  3 | David  |
|  4 | Bob    |
|  5 | Mike   |
|  6 | Sam    |
+----+--------+
6 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Following is the query to skip rows in MySQL −

mysql> select *from DemoTable860 limit 3 offset 2;

This will produce the following output −

+----+-------+
| Id | Name  |
+----+-------+
|  3 | David |
|  4 | Bob   |
|  5 | Mike  |
+----+-------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)