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How to separate last name and first names in single column into two new columns in MySQL?

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 22-Aug-2019 3K+ Views

For this, use SUBSTRING_INDEX() and REPLACE(). Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable (Name varchar(100)); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.53 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command. Here, we have inserted last name and first names −mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Chris | Bob Brown'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Carol | Robert Taylor'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Sam | David Miller'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select *from DemoTable;This will ...

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Best way to combine multiple advanced MySQL select queries?

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 22-Aug-2019 481 Views

To combine multiple advanced MySQL select queries, use UNION. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable1 (Value1 int, Value2 int); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.62 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable1 values(10, 29); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1 values(100, 190); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.19 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1 values(40, 101); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select *from DemoTable1;This will produce the following output −+--------+--------+ | Value1 | Value2 | ...

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How to implement the opposite of INITCAP() functionality with MySQL?

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 22-Aug-2019 330 Views

The INITCAP() method display the first character in every word in uppercase and rest in lowercase.To implement the opposite functionality, you need to create your own function in MySQL. Here’s the function −mysql> delimiter // mysql> create function convertFirstLetterToLowerAndRemainingToCapital(value varchar(250))    returns varchar(250)    deterministic    begin    declare valueLength int;    declare l int;    set valueLength = char_length(value);    set value = upper(value);    set l = 0;    while (l < valueLength ) do       if (mid(value, l ,1) = ' ' or l = 0) then          if (l < valueLength ...

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How can I install or enable innoDB in MySQL?

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 22-Aug-2019 2K+ Views

In order to enable innoDB in MySQ, you need to work around my.ini file. However, in MySQL version 8, the default storage engine is innoDB. Check the same from my.ini file −You can even set this at the time of table creation −mysql> create table DemoTable    (    StudentId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,    StudentFirstName varchar(100),    StudentLastName varchar(100),    StudentAge int    ) ENGINE=InnoDB; Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.66 sec)Let us now run a query to check the engine type of specific table −mysql> select table_name, engine from information_schema.tables where table_name="DemoTable";This will produce the following ...

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Get at least x number of rows in MySQL?

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 22-Aug-2019 242 Views

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) ...

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Which is faster, a MySQL CASE statement or a PHP if statement?

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 22-Aug-2019 1K+ Views

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 ...

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MySQL query to select records approaching in next 12 hours?

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 22-Aug-2019 398 Views

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 ...

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How to generate 5 random numbers in MySQL stored procedure?

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 22-Aug-2019 418 Views

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> ...

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How to set different auto-increment ids for two tables with a user-defined variable?

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 22-Aug-2019 330 Views

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 ...

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Is MySQL's SLEEP() function a busy-wait? How to implement it?

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 22-Aug-2019 388 Views

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 ...

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