update example mysql

Example 1: update set mysql

UPDATE tableName SET anAttribute = 'Something' WHERE anOtherAttribute = 'SomethingElse'

//All 'SomethingElse' values will become 'Something'

Example 2: update query in mysql

-- Set New Employee Password 
UPDATE employee
SET employee.password = '1234'
WHERE employee.email = '[email protected]';

Example 3: update table mysql

-- Things in brackets are optional
-- IGNORE modifier updates rows even if errors occur (ie: the rows that cause errors are simply not updated)
UPDATE [IGNORE] table_name 
SET 
    column_name1 = expr1,
    column_name2 = expr2,
    ...
[WHERE 
    condition]; -- WHERE tells us which rows to update based on said condition

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