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MySQL Find and Replace

Feb 5, 2008 · 1 minute read
Category: mysql

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One of the most common things that needs to be done when tidying up a database is to bulk find and replace data in MySQL tables. This can be for things like spelling mistakes, changing categories of products or any other value held in a MySQL database table.

Its an easy thing to do though and here is the code:

update [table_name] set [field_name] = replace([field_name],'[string_to_find]','[string_to_replace]');

note - nice syntax highlighting plugin used is mentioned here