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MySQL WHERE Clause

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The MySQL WHERE Clause

The WHERE clause is used to filter records.

It is used to extract only those records that fulfill a specified condition.

WHERE Syntax

SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
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
5 Berglunds snabbköp Christina Berglund Berguvsvägen 8 Luleå S-958 22 Sweden



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WHERE Clause Example

The following SQL statement selects all the customers from "Mexico":

SELECT * FROM Customers
WHERE Country = 'Mexico';



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Text Fields Vs. Numeric Fields

SQL requires single quotes around text values (most database systems will also allow double quotes).

However, numeric fields should not be enclosed in quotes:

SELECT * FROM Customers
WHERE CustomerID = 1;



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Operators In The WHERE Clause

The following operators can be used in the WHERE clause:

Operator Description Example
= Equal Try it
> Greater than Try it
< Less than Try it
>= Greater than or equal Try it
<= Less than or equal Try it
<> Not equal. Note: In some versions of SQL this operator may be written as != Try it
BETWEEN Between a certain range Try it
LIKE Search for a pattern Try it
IN To specify multiple possible values for a column Try it



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