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  • Mysql select - improve performances

    - by realshadow
    Hey, I am working on an e-shop which sells products only via loans. I display 10 products per page in any category, each product has 3 different price tags - 3 different loan types. Everything went pretty well during testing time, query execution time was perfect, but today when transfered the changes to the production server, the site "collapsed" in about 2 minutes. The query that is used to select loan types sometimes hangs for ~10 seconds and it happens frequently and thus it cant keep up and its hella slow. The table that is used to store the data has approximately 2 milion records and each select looks like this: SELECT * FROM products_loans WHERE KOD IN("X17/Q30-10", "X17/12", "X17/5-24") AND 369.27 BETWEEN CENA_OD AND CENA_DO; 3 loan types and the price that needs to be in range between CENA_OD and CENA_DO, thus 3 rows are returned. But since I need to display 10 products per page, I need to run it trough a modified select using OR, since I didnt find any other solution to this. I have asked about it here, but got no answer. As mentioned in the referencing post, this has to be done separately since there is no column that could be used in a join (except of course price and code, but that ended very, very badly). Here is the show create table, kod and CENA_OD/CENA_DO very indexed via INDEX. CREATE TABLE `products_loans` ( `KOEF_ID` bigint(20) NOT NULL, `KOD` varchar(30) NOT NULL, `AKONTACIA` int(11) NOT NULL, `POCET_SPLATOK` int(11) NOT NULL, `koeficient` decimal(10,2) NOT NULL default '0.00', `CENA_OD` decimal(10,2) default NULL, `CENA_DO` decimal(10,2) default NULL, `PREDAJNA_CENA` decimal(10,2) default NULL, `AKONTACIA_SUMA` decimal(10,2) default NULL, `TYP_VYHODY` varchar(4) default NULL, `stage` smallint(6) NOT NULL default '1', PRIMARY KEY (`KOEF_ID`), KEY `CENA_OD` (`CENA_OD`), KEY `CENA_DO` (`CENA_DO`), KEY `KOD` (`KOD`), KEY `stage` (`stage`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 And also selecting all loan types and later filtering them trough php doesnt work good, since each type has over 50k records and the select takes too much time as well... Any ides about improving the speed are appreciated. Edit: Here is the explain +----+-------------+----------------+-------+---------------------+------+---------+------+--------+-------------+ | id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra | +----+-------------+----------------+-------+---------------------+------+---------+------+--------+-------------+ | 1 | SIMPLE | products_loans | range | CENA_OD,CENA_DO,KOD | KOD | 92 | NULL | 190158 | Using where | +----+-------------+----------------+-------+---------------------+------+---------+------+--------+-------------+ I have tried the combined index and it improved the performance on the test server from 0.44 sec to 0.06 sec, I cant access the production server from home though, so I will have to try it tomorrow.

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  • Mysql Performance Question - Essentially about normalizing efficiency

    - by freqmode
    Hi there. Just a quick question about database performance. I'll outline my site purpose below as background. I'm creating a dictionary site that saves the words users define to a database. What I'm wondering is whether or not to create a words table for each user or to keep one massive words table. This site will be used for entire schools so the single words table would be massive! The database structure is as follows: A user table with: User_ID PRIMARY KEY Username First Last Password Email Country Research Standings SendInfo Donated JoinedOn LastLogin Logins Correct Attempts Admin Active And one word table with: User_ID PRIMARY KEY Word Vocab Spell Defined DefinedAttempted Spelled SpelledAttempted Sentenced SentencedAttempted So what I'm asking is , performance-wise, should I create a new table for each user when they join the site - each user could have hundreds or thousands of words over time? Or is it better to have one massive table with thousands and thousands of records and filter by User_ID. I don't think I'll perform many table joins. My gut feeling is to create a new table for each user, but I thought I'd ask for expert advice! Thanks in advance.

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  • List hits per hour from a MySQL table

    - by Axel
    I am trying to work out the hits per hour from a database. Data basically is stored as follows (with other columns) : Table Name: Hits ============================ VisitorIP TIMESTAMP ---------------------------- 15.215.65.65 123456789 I want to display total hits per hour (within the last 6 hours ) including the hours that has no hits. Example of the output: // Assuming now : 21:00 21:00 - 0 hits 20:00 - 1 hits 19:00 - 4 hits 18:00 - 0 hits 17:00 - 2 hits 16:00 - 3 hits i would love to get the data as array, Please note that the stored date is in UNIX time stamp format. and there may be some hours without any hits! Thanks

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  • Splitting tables by field to optimize MySQL?

    - by AK
    Do splitting fields into multiple tables ever yield faster queries? Consider the following two scenarios: Table1 ----------- int PersonID text Value1 float Value2 or Table1 ----------- int PersonID text Value1 Table2 ----------- int PersonID float Value2 If Value1 and Value2 are always being displayed together, I imagine Table1 is always faster because the second schema would require two SELECT statements. But are there any situations where you would choose the second? If the number of records were expected to be really large?

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  • Need some sort of "conditional grouping" in MySQL.

    - by serg555
    I have Article table: id | type | date ----------------------- 1 | A | 2010-01-01 2 | A | 2010-01-01 3 | B | 2010-01-01 Field type can be A, B or C. I need to run a report that would return how many articles of each type there is per every day, like this: date | count(type="A") | count(type="B") | count(type="C") ----------------------------------------------------- 2010-01-01 | 2 | 1 | 0 2010-01-02 | 5 | 6 | 7 Currently I am running 3 queries for every type and then manually merging the results select date, count(id) from article where type="A" group by date Is it possible to do this in one query? (in pure sql, no stored procedures or anything like that). Thanks

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  • Converting MySQL Resultset from Rows to Columns

    - by gms8994
    I have output from a select like this: 04:47:37> select * from attributes left outer join trailer_attributes on attributes.id = trailer_attributes.attribute_id; +----+--------------+----------+-----------+------------+--------------+-----------------+ | id | name | datatype | list_page | trailer_id | attribute_id | attribute_value | +----+--------------+----------+-----------+------------+--------------+-----------------+ | 1 | Make | text | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apple | | 1 | Make | text | 1 | 2 | 1 | sdfg | | 2 | Year | number | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2009 | | 2 | Year | number | 1 | 2 | 2 | sdfg | | 3 | Type | text | 0 | 1 | 3 | iPhone | | 3 | Type | text | 0 | 2 | 3 | sdfg | | 4 | Axles | text | 0 | 1 | 4 | asdf | | 4 | Axles | text | 0 | 2 | 4 | sdfg | | 7 | Size | text | 0 | 1 | 7 | asd1 | | 7 | Size | text | 0 | 2 | 7 | sdfg | | 8 | Frame | text | 0 | 1 | 8 | | | 8 | Frame | text | 0 | 2 | 8 | sdfg | | 9 | Height | text | 0 | 1 | 9 | | | 9 | Height | text | 0 | 2 | 9 | sdfg | | 10 | Dollies | text | 0 | 1 | 10 | | | 10 | Dollies | text | 0 | 2 | 10 | sdfg | | 11 | Tires/Wheels | text | 0 | 1 | 11 | | | 11 | Tires/Wheels | text | 0 | 2 | 11 | sdfg | | 12 | Condition | text | 1 | 1 | 12 | New | | 12 | Condition | text | 1 | 2 | 12 | sdfg | | 13 | Title | text | 0 | 1 | 13 | | | 13 | Title | text | 0 | 2 | 13 | sdfg | +----+--------------+----------+-----------+------------+--------------+-----------------+ I want to convert it to something more along the lines of: id, Make, Year, Type, Axles, Size, Frame (etc) 1, Apple, 2009, iPhone, ..... 2, sdfg, sdfg, sdfg, ..... Any suggestions?

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  • MySQL get row closest to NOW()

    - by Christopher McCann
    I have a table with User data such as name, address etc and another table which has a paragraph of text about the user. The reason that they are separate is because we need to record all the old about data. So if the user changes their paragraph - the old one should still be stored. Each bit of about data has a primary key aboutMeID. What I want to do is have a join that pulls their name, address etc and the latest bit of aboutMe data from the other table. I am not sure though how I can order the join to only get the latest about me data. Can someone help?

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  • Strange behavior of MySQL UPDATE query in PHP?

    - by Prashant
    When I am executing following query then its not updating views column by 1 instead sometimes its updating it by 2 or 3. Say currently views count is 24 then after executing this query it becomes 26 or sometimes its 27. $views = $views + 1; $_SQL = ''; $_SQL = 'UPDATE videos SET views = '.$views.' WHERE VideoId= "'.$videoid.'";'; @mysql_query($_SQL); I am not getting why this is happening, am I missing something or the query is executing 2 times automatically? Please help me to figure out the issue. Thanks

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  • mysql and indexes with more than one column

    - by clarkk
    How to use indexes with more than one column The original index has an index on block_id, but is it necesarry when it's already in the unique index with two column? Indexes with more than one column (a,b,c) you can search for a, b and c you can search for a and b you can search for a you can not search for a and c Does this apply to unique indexes too? table id block_id account_id name indexes origin PRIMARY KEY (`id`) UNIQUE KEY `block_id` (`block_id`,`account_id`) KEY `block_id` (`block_id`), KEY `account_id` (`account_id`), indexes alternative PRIMARY KEY (`id`) UNIQUE KEY `block_id` (`block_id`,`account_id`) KEY `account_id` (`account_id`),

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  • Problems with MYSQL database

    - by shinjuo
    I have a database that worked fine until I decided to add a log onto the page. here is what I have now: <body> <?php if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') { require("serverInfo.php"); mysql_query("UPDATE `cardLists` SET `AmountLeft` = `AmountLeft` + ".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['Add'])." WHERE `cardID` = '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['Cards'])."'"); echo "\"" .$_POST['Add'] ."\" has been added to the inventory amount for the card \"". $_POST['Cards']. "\""; mysql_query("INSERT INTO `log` (`changes`, `amount`, `cardID`, `person`, Date)VALUES('ADDED','$_POST['Add']','$_POST['Cards']', '$_POST['Person']', NOW())"); mysql_close($link); } ?> <form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post"> <?php require("serverInfo.php"); ?> <?php $res = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM cardLists order by cardID") or die(mysql_error()); echo "<select name = 'Cards'>"; while($row=mysql_fetch_assoc($res)) { echo "<option value=\"$row[cardID]\">$row[cardID]</option>"; } echo "</select>"; ?> Amount to Add: <input type="text" name="Add" maxlength="8" /> Changes Made By: <select name="Person"> <option value="justin">Justin</option> <option value="chris">Chris</option> <option value="matt">Matt</option> <option value="dan">Dan</option> <option value="tim">Tim</option> <option value="amanda">Amanda</option> </select> <input type="submit" name ="submit" onClick= "return confirm( 'Are you sure you want to add this amount?');"> </form> <br /> <input type="button" name="main" value="Return To Main" onclick="window.location.href='index.php';" /> </body> </html> it works fine until I added the: mysql_query("INSERT INTO `log` (`changes`, `amount`, `cardID`, `person`, Date)VALUES('ADDED','$_POST['Add']','$_POST['Cards']', '$_POST['Person']', NOW())"); mysql_close($link); Can anyone see what is going on?

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  • Next and Previous MySQL row based on name

    - by NightMICU
    Hi everyone, I have a table with details on personnel. I would like to create a Next/Previous link based on the individual's last name. Since personnel were not added in alphabetical order, selecting the next or previous row based on its ID does not work. It is a hefty table - the pertinent fields are id, name_l, and name_f. I would like to order by name_l, the individuals' last name. How would I go about accomplishing this task? Thanks!

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  • PHP/Mysql issues

    - by queryne
    Php/my sql newbie question. I have a database I've imported into my local phpmyadmin. However it seems I can't access it from my a php application. The connection string seems right and when i try to authenticate user credentials to access database information, no problems. However authenticate everyone and knows when i put in fake credentials. Still it won't pull any other information from the database. For instance, once a users login they should see something like, "Hello username"... that kind of thing. At this point I see "Hello" without the username. Any ideas what i might be missing?

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  • A typical mysql query( how to use subquery column into main query)

    - by I Like PHP
    I HAVE TWO TABLES shown below table_joining id join_id(PK) transfer_id(FK) unit_id transfer_date joining_date 1 j_1 t_1 u_1 2010-06-05 2010-03-05 2 j_2 t_2 u_3 2010-05-10 2010-03-10 3 j_3 t_3 u_6 2010-04-10 2010-01-01 4 j_5 NULL u_3 NULL 2010-06-05 5 j_6 NULL u_4 NULL 2010-05-05 table_transfer id transfer_id(PK) pastUnitId futureUnitId effective_transfer_date 1 t_1 u_3 u_1 2010-06-05 2 t_2 u_6 u_1 2010-05-10 3 t_3 u_5 u_3 2010-04-10 now i want to know total employee detalis( using join_id) which are currently working on unit u_3 . means i want only join_id j_1 (has transfered but effective_transfer_date is future date, right now in u_3) j_2 ( tansfered and right now in `u_3` bcoz effective_transfer_date has been passed) j_6 ( right now in `u_3` and never transfered) what i need to take care of below steps( as far as i know ) <1> first need to check from table_joining whether transfer_id is NULL or not <2> if transfer_id= is NULL then see unit_id=u_3 where joining_date <=CURDATE() ( means that person already joined u_3) <3> if transfer_id is NOT NULL then go to table_transfer using transfer_id (foreign key reference) <4> now see the effective_transfer_date regrading that transfer_id whether effective_transfer_date<=CURDATE() <5> if transfer date has been passed(means transfer has been done) then return futureUnitID otherwise return pastUnitID i used two separate query but don't know how to join those query?? for step <1 ans <2 SELECT unit_id FROM table_joining WHERE joining_date<=CURDATE() AND transfer_id IS NULL AND unit_id='u_3' for step<5 SELECT IF(effective_transfer_date <= CURDATE(),futureUnitId,pastUnitId) AS currentUnitID FROM table_transfer // here how do we select only those rows which have currentUnitID='u_3' ?? please guide me the process?? i m just confused with JOINS. i think using LEFT JOIN can return the data i need, or if we use subquery value to main query? but i m not getting how to implement ...please help me. Thanks for helping me alwayz

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  • Using a comma seperated data in MYSQL "IN" clause

    - by Sashi Kant
    I have a column in one of my table where I store multiple ids seperated by comma's. Is there a way in which I can use this column's value in the "IN" clause of a query. The column(city) has values like 6,7,8,16,21,2 I need to use as Select * from table where e_ID in (Select city from locations where e_Id=?) I am satisfied with Crozin's answer, but I am open to suggestions, views and options. Feel free to share your views.

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  • Mysql many to many problem (leaderborad/scoreboard)

    - by zoko2902
    Hi all! I'm working on a small project in regards of the upcoming World Cup. I'm building a roster/leaderboard/scoredboard based on groups with national teams. The idea is to have information on all upcoming matches within the group or in the knockout phase (scores, time of the match, match stats etc.). Currently I'm stuck with the DB in that I can't come up with a query that would return paired teams in a row. I have these 3 tables: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wc_team` ( `id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT , `name` VARCHAR(45) NULL , `description` VARCHAR(250) NULL , `flag` VARCHAR(45) NULL , `image` VARCHAR(45) NULL , `added` TIMESTAMP NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP , PRIMARY KEY (`id`) , CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wc_match` ( `id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT , `score` VARCHAR(6) NULL , `date` DATE NULL , `time` VARCHAR(45) NULL , `added` TIMESTAMP NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP , PRIMARY KEY (`id`) , CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wc_team_has_match` ( `wc_team_id` INT NOT NULL , `wc_match_id` INT NOT NULL , PRIMARY KEY (`wc_team_id`, `wc_match_id`) , I've simplified the tables so we don't go in the wrong direction. Now I've tried al kinds of joins and groupings I could think of, but I never seem to get. Example guery: SELECT t.wc_team_id,t.wc_match_id,c.id.c.name,d.id,d.name FROM wc_team_has_match AS t LEFT JOIN wc_match AS s ON t.wc_match_id = s.id LEFT JOIN wc_team AS c ON t.wc_team_id = c.id LEFT JOIN wc_team AS d ON t.wc_team_id = d.id Which returns: wc_team_id wc_match_id id name id name 16 5 16 Brazil 16 Brazil 18 5 18 Argentina 18 Argentina But what I really want is: wc_team_id wc_match_id id name id name 16 5 16 Brazil 18 Argentina Keep in mind that a group has more matches I want to see all those matches not only one. Any pointer or suggestion would be extremly appreciated since I'm stuck like a duck on this one :).

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  • Mysql - Grouping the result based on a mathematical operation and SUM() function

    - by SpikETidE
    Hi all... I'm having the following two tables... Table : room_type type_id type_name no_of_rooms max_guests rate 1 Type 1 15 2 1254 2 Type 2 10 1 3025 Table : reservation reservation_id start_date end_date room_type booked_rooms 1 2010-04-12 2010-04-15 1 8 2 2010-04-12 2010-04-15 1 2 Now... I have this query SELECT type_id, type_name FROM room_type WHERE id NOT IN (SELECT room_type FROM reservation WHERE start_date >= '$start_date' AND end_date <= '$end_date') What the query does is it selects the rooms that are not booked between the start date and end date. Also, as you can see from the reservation table, we also have 'number of rooms booked between the two dates' factor also... I need to add this 'no.of booked rooms between the two dates' factor also in to the query... The query should return the type of rooms for which at least one room is free between the two dates. I worked out the logic but just can't represent it as a query....! How will you do this...? Thanks for your suggestions..!

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  • MYSQL, Subquery Reference in Union

    - by christian
    Is there any way to reference a subquery in a union? I am trying to do something like the following, and would like to avoid a temporary table, but the subquery will be drawn from a much larger dataset so it makes sense to only do it once.. SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM ads WHERE state='FL' AND city='Maitland' AND page='home' ORDER BY RAND()) AS sq WHERE spot = 'full-banner' LIMIT 1 UNION SELECT * FROM sq WHERE spot = 'leaderboard' LIMIT 1 UNION SELECT * FROM sq WHERE spot = 'rectangle1' LIMIT 1 UNION SELECT * FROM sq WHERE spot = 'rectangle2' LIMIT 1 .... etc,, It's a shame that DISTINCT can't be specified for a single column of a result set.

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  • Validate a date range within MySQL query

    - by fishcracker
    (This question may seem easy or kind of noobish, by that I pardon my ignorance.) I used PDO query to use SELECT then fetch some values, it comes to a point that I need to fetch only some entries that within its start date and end date. My database +----------+-----------------+----------------------+--------------------+ | id (INT) | title (VARCHAR) | start_date (VARCHAR) | end_date (VARCHAR) | +----------+-----------------+----------------------+--------------------+ | 1 | buddy | 2012-11-26 | 2012-11-30 | | 2 | metro | 2012-12-05 | 2012-12-20 | | 3 | justin | 2012-11-28 | 2012-12-01 | +----------+-----------------+----------------------+--------------------+ My query is as follows: $query = "SELECT title, start_date, end_date FROM debts WHERE start_date >= CURDATE() AND end_date >= CURDATE()"; What I want to achieve is whenever the start_date is today or greater but not exceeding the end_date it will be valid. This will return the row for id 1, however if I change the start_date to 2012-11-25, it will fail due to the first condition on AND. I'm really confuse on this since I am new to this, is there any built-in function to handle this kind of situation?

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  • MYSQL distinct query

    - by Patrick
    This is my example of my table: id | name | foreign_id | 1 a 100 2 b 100 3 c 100 4 a 101 5 b 101 6 c 101 I would like to get the distinct file with the latest foreign_id (bigger number). In this example, it would be row with id 4,5,6. Anyone has any idea? Thank you very much!

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  • batch update mysql table

    - by Yang
    I have a table with a column called time, "HH:MM:SS". How can I do a batch update so that the value increment by 1 hour? Is it something like: update <table_name> set <time_column> = <time_column> + 3600 where ...

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  • MySQL select two tables at the same time...

    - by Jerry
    Hi all I have two tables and want to make a query. I tried to get team AA and team BB's image base on table A. I used: SELECT tableA.team1, tableA.team2, tableB.team, tableB.image, FROM tableA LEFT JOIN tableB ON tableA.team1=tableB.team The result only display imageA on the column. Are there any ways to select imageA and image B without using the second query? I appreciate any helps! Thanks a lot! My table structure are: table A team1 team2 ------------ AA BB table B team image ------------- AA imagaA BB imageB

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  • MySQL help, counting information on last records

    - by ee12csvt
    I need some advice I have two tables, one holds unique serial numbers of items (items) and the other holds status changes and other information for these items (details) The Tables are set up as follows Item itemID itemName itemDate details detID itemID modlvl status detDate All items have at least one record in the details table, but over time the status has changed or the modification level has changed (Both of these are identified by numbers which are held in other appropriate tables) and a new record is created each time the status/modlvl changes I want to display a table on my webpage using php that identifies the different mod levels of the items and shows a count of each of the current status of the items EDIT Hi Ronnis, This is an example of the data in the tables and what I want to achieve The current Mod Levels range from 1 to 3 Status representations are 1 In Use 2 In Store 3 Being repaired 4 In Transit 5 For Disposal 6 Disposed 7 Lost Item itemID OrigMod created 1000 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 1001 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 1002 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 1003 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 1004 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 1005 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 1006 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 1007 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 1008 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 1009 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 1010 1 2009-10-01 22:12:12 Details detID itemID modlvl detDate status 1 1000 1 2009-10-01 1 2 1001 1 2009-10-01 1 3 1002 1 2009-10-01 1 4 1003 1 2009-10-01 1 5 1004 1 2009-10-01 1 6 1005 1 2009-10-01 1 7 1006 1 2009-10-01 1 8 1007 1 2009-10-01 1 9 1008 1 2009-10-01 1 10 1009 1 2009-10-01 1 11 1010 1 2009-10-01 1 12 1001 1 2010-02-01 2 13 1001 1 2010-02-03 4 14 1001 1 2010-03-01 3 15 1000 1 2010-03-14 2 16 1001 2 2010-04-01 4 17 1006 1 2010-04-01 2 18 1001 2 2010-04-03 2 19 1006 1 2010-04-14 4 20 1006 1 2010-05-01 5 21 1002 1 2010-05-02 2 22 1003 1 2010-05-10 2 23 1010 1 2010-06-01 2 24 1006 1 2010-06-18 6 25 1010 1 2010-07-01 7 26 1007 1 2010-07-02 2 27 1007 1 2010-07-04 4 28 1003 1 2010-07-10 2 29 1007 1 2010-07-11 3 30 1007 2 2010-07-12 4 31 1007 2 2010-07-15 2 32 1001 2 2010-08-31 1 33 1001 2 2010-09-10 2 34 1001 2 2010-10-01 4 35 1008 1 2010-10-01 2 36 1001 2 2010-10-05 3 37 1008 1 2010-10-05 4 38 1008 1 2010-10-10 3 39 1001 3 2010-10-20 4 40 1001 3 2010-10-25 2 Using the tables above I want to get this result MoLvl Use Store Repd Transit Displ Dispd Lost Total 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 11

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  • Get column of a mysql entry

    - by Xelluloid
    Is there a possibility to get the name of the column a database entry belongs to? Perhaps I have three columns with column names col1, col2 and col3. Now I want to select for every column the column with the maximum entry, something like this. Select name_of_column(max(col1,col2,col3)). I know that I can ask for the name of the columns by its ordinal position in the information_schema.COLUMNS table but how do I get the ordinal position of a database entry within a table?

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  • MySQL: Get unique values across multiple columns in alphabetical order

    - by RuCh
    Hey everyone, If my table looks like this: id | colA | colB | colC =========================== 1 | red | blue | yellow 2 | orange | red | red 3 | orange | blue | cyan What SELECT query do I run such that the results returned are: blue, cyan, orange, red, yellow Basically, I want to extract a collective list of distinct values across multiple columns and return them in alphabetical order. I am not concerned with performance optimization, because the results are being parsed to an XML file that will serve as a cache (database is hardly updated). So even a dirty solution would be fine. Thanks for any help!

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