Update MySQL table and ignore duplicate entries
MysqlMysql Problem Overview
I created a table that contains a UNIQUE 'mobile_no' like
09727048248
9727048248
9824578564
9898998998
Then I am going to check whether or not the mobile number is valid, and if it's valid then I want to change it into the proper format like 919727048248.
For that I called update query like..
update bccontacts
set mobile_no='919727048248'
where mobile_no=09727048248
The first time it ran successfully, but the second time it replied
> ERROR 1062 (23000):Duplicate entry '919727048248' for key 'mobile_no'
Because there is already a unique key set for the 'mobile_no'.
So is there any other query which will IGNORE DUPLICATE KEY ON UPDATE
?
Mysql Solutions
Solution 1 - Mysql
Use UPDATE IGNORE
:
update IGNORE bccontacts
set mobile_no='919727048248'
where mobile_no=09727048248
More info here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/update.html
Solution 2 - Mysql
If you have declared the mobile number as the primary key in your table, then you can’t have the same mobile number twice in your table. Have a look at the MySQL UPDATE documentation.