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MySQL UPDATE Statement

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The MySQL UPDATE Statement

The UPDATE statement is used to modify the existing records in a table.

UPDATE Syntax

UPDATE table_name
SET column1 = value1, column2 = value2, ...
WHERE condition;



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Demo Database

Below is a selection from the "Customers" table in the Northwind sample database:

CustomerID CustomerName ContactName Address City PostalCode Country
1
 
Alfreds Futterkiste Maria Anders Obere Str. 57 Berlin 12209 Germany
2 Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados Ana Trujillo Avda. de la Constitución 2222 México D.F. 05021 Mexico
3 Antonio Moreno Taquería Antonio Moreno Mataderos 2312 México D.F. 05023 Mexico
4
 
Around the Horn Thomas Hardy 120 Hanover Sq. London WA1 1DP UK



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UPDATE Table

The following SQL statement updates the first customer (CustomerID = 1) with a new contact person and a new city.
 

UPDATE Customers
SET ContactName = 'Alfred Schmidt', City = 'Frankfurt'
WHERE CustomerID = 1;

The selection from the "Customers" table will now look like this:
CustomerID CustomerName ContactName Address City PostalCode Country
1
 
Alfreds Futterkiste Alfred Schmidt Obere Str. 57 Frankfurt 12209 Germany
2 Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados Ana Trujillo Avda. de la Constitución 2222 México D.F. 05021 Mexico
3 Antonio Moreno Taquería Antonio Moreno Mataderos 2312 México D.F. 05023 Mexico
4
 
Around the Horn Thomas Hardy 120 Hanover Sq. London WA1 1DP UK



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UPDATE Multiple Records

It is the WHERE clause that determines how many records will be updated.

The following SQL statement will update the PostalCode to 00000 for all records where country is "Mexico":
 

UPDATE Customers
SET PostalCode = 00000
WHERE Country = 'Mexico';

The selection from the "Customers" table will now look like this:
CustomerID CustomerName ContactName Address City PostalCode Country
1
 
Alfreds Futterkiste Alfred Schmidt Obere Str. 57 Frankfurt 12209 Germany
2 Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados Ana Trujillo Avda. de la Constitución 2222 México D.F. 00000 Mexico
3 Antonio Moreno Taquería Antonio Moreno Mataderos 2312 México D.F. 00000 Mexico
4
 
Around the Horn Thomas Hardy 120 Hanover Sq. London WA1 1DP UK



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Update Warning!

Be careful when updating records. If you omit the WHERE clause, ALL records will be updated!
 

UPDATE Customers
SET PostalCode = 00000;

The selection from the "Customers" table will now look like this:
 
CustomerID CustomerName ContactName Address City PostalCode Country
1
 
Alfreds Futterkiste Alfred Schmidt Obere Str. 57 Frankfurt 00000 Germany
2 Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados Ana Trujillo Avda. de la Constitución 2222 México D.F. 00000 Mexico
3 Antonio Moreno Taquería Antonio Moreno Mataderos 2312 México D.F. 00000 Mexico
4
 
Around the Horn Thomas Hardy 120 Hanover Sq. London 00000 UK



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