Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    -> (    -> AdmissionDate datetime    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.75 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values('2019-01-10 10:45:10'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.30 sec) mysql> ... Read More

For this, use the LEFT() method, which returns a specified number of characters from the left of the string.Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    -> (    -> FirstName varchar(100)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.96 sec)Insert some records in the table ... Read More

For random, use RAND() method. And for limit on rows, use the LIMIT() method.Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    -> (    -> ShippingDate datetime    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.51 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert ... Read More

You can use below syntax. Following is the syntax −update yourTableName set yourColumnName=REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(yourColumnName), INSTR(REVERSE(yourColumnName), '.')));Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable -> ( -> Words text -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.51 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable ... Read More

For this, you can use UPDATE and concatenate the new data with the old one to save the old data as well −update yourTableName set yourColumnName=concat(yourColumnName, ", yourValue");Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable -> ( -> CustomerName varchar(100) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.54 ... Read More

Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    -> (    -> AdmissionDate varchar(100)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.66 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:10:20'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.22 ... Read More

For random records, you can use rand() method. To set the number of records, use the LIMIT −select *from yourTableName order by rand() limit numberOfRecords;Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    -> (    -> LastName varchar(100)    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.51 ... Read More

For this, use SELECT CASE. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable    -> (    -> Num1 int,    -> Num2 int    -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.65 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable values(10, 30); ... Read More

Since “select” is a reserved word in MySQL, we cannot create a table name with it. But, if you still want to create such a table, surround the word select with quote.Let us first create a table −mysql> create table `select` -> ( -> Number int -> ); Query OK, ... Read More

To order an alphanumeric column with values like “100X, “2Z”, etc. use the ORDER BY. Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable -> ( -> StudentId varchar(100) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.52 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into ... Read More