update table mysql query code example

Example 1: how to update an attribute in MySQL

UPDATE table_name
SET variable = 'changed field', variable = 'another changed field'
WHERE firstline_name = 1;

Example 2: mysql update query

UPDATE table_name SET field1 = 'value 1', field2 = 'value 2'
WHERE field3 = 'value 3'

Example 3: update query in mysql

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

Example 4: 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