To select only data that matches a specified criteria, add a WHERE clause to the SELECT statement.
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[color=FA0309]The WHERE clause[/color]
To select only data that matches a specific criteria, add a WHERE clause to the SELECT statement. [color=FA0309]Syntax[/color]
Note: SQL statements are not case sensitive. WHERE is the same as where. To get PHP to execute the statement above we must use the mysql_query() function. This function is used to send a query or command to a MySQL connection. [color=FA0309]Example[/color]
The following example will select all rows from the "Person" table, where FirstName='Peter':
To select only data that matches a specific criteria, add a WHERE clause to the SELECT statement. [color=FA0309]Syntax[/color]
SELECT column FROM table
WHERE column operator value
The following operators can be used with the WHERE clause:WHERE column operator value
Note: SQL statements are not case sensitive. WHERE is the same as where. To get PHP to execute the statement above we must use the mysql_query() function. This function is used to send a query or command to a MySQL connection. [color=FA0309]Example[/color]
The following example will select all rows from the "Person" table, where FirstName='Peter':
<?php
$con = mysql_connect("localhost","peter","abc123");
if (!$con)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
} mysql_select_db("my_db", $con); $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM person
WHERE FirstName='Peter'"); while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
echo $row['FirstName'] . " " . $row['LastName'];
echo "<br />";
} ?>
The output of the code above will be:
$con = mysql_connect("localhost","peter","abc123");
if (!$con)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
} mysql_select_db("my_db", $con); $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM person
WHERE FirstName='Peter'"); while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
echo $row['FirstName'] . " " . $row['LastName'];
echo "<br />";
} ?>
Peter Griffin