update multiple columns mysql 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 add to existing value

mysql> UPDATE tableName SET sometotal = sometotal+10 WHERE Id = 4;

Example 3: mysql update multiple rows with different values

UPDATE config
   SET config_value = CASE config_name 
                      WHEN 'name1' THEN 'value' 
                      WHEN 'name2' THEN 'value2' 
                      ELSE config_value
                      END
 WHERE config_name IN('name1', 'name2');

Example 4: mysql change value

UPDATE [LOW_PRIORITY] [IGNORE] table_name 
SET 
    column_name1 = expr1,
    column_name2 = expr2,
    ...
[WHERE
    condition];

Example 5: 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

Example 6: how to update rows from a table when certain conditions are met in mysql

UPDATE table_name
SET column1 = value1, column2 = value2
WHERE condition <= condition AND condition != condition;