'MySQL, Concatenate two columns

There are two columns in a MySQL table: SUBJECT and YEAR.

I want to generate an alphanumeric unique number which holds the concatenated data from SUBJECT and YEAR.

How can I do this? Is it possible to use a simple operator like +?

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Solution 1:[1]

You can use the CONCAT function like this:

SELECT CONCAT(`SUBJECT`, ' ', `YEAR`) FROM `table`

Update:

To get that result you can try this:

SET @rn := 0;

SELECT CONCAT(`SUBJECT`,'-',`YEAR`,'-',LPAD(@rn := @rn+1,3,'0'))
FROM `table`

Solution 2:[2]

You can use mysql built in CONCAT() for this.

SELECT CONCAT(`name`, ' ', `email`) as password_email FROM `table`;

change field name as your requirement

then the result is

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and if you want to concat same field using other field which same then

SELECT filed1 as category,filed2 as item, GROUP_CONCAT(CAST(filed2 as CHAR)) as item_name FROM `table` group by filed1

then this is output enter image description here

Solution 3:[3]

In php, we have two option to concatenate table columns.

First Option using Query

In query, CONCAT keyword used to concatenate two columns

SELECT CONCAT(`SUBJECT`,'_', `YEAR`) AS subject_year FROM `table_name`;

Second Option using symbol ( . )

After fetch the data from database table, assign the values to variable, then using ( . ) Symbol and concatenate the values

$subject = $row['SUBJECT'];
$year = $row['YEAR'];
$subject_year = $subject . "_" . $year;

Instead of underscore( _ ) , we will use the spaces, comma, letters,numbers..etc

Solution 4:[4]

In query, CONCAT_WS() function.

This function not only add multiple string values and makes them a single string value. It also let you define separator ( ” “, ” , “, ” – “,” _ “, etc.).

Syntax –

CONCAT_WS( SEPERATOR, column1, column2, ... )

Example

SELECT 
topic, 
CONCAT_WS( " ", subject, year ) AS subject_year 
FROM table

Solution 5:[5]

I have two columns: prenom and nom so to concatenate into a column with name chauffeur_sortant I used this script:

SELECT date as depart, retour, duree_mission, duree_utilisation, difference, observation, concat( tb_chaufeur_sortant.prenom, ' ', tb_chaufeur_sortant.nom) as chauffeur_sortant, concat(tb_chaufeur_entrant.prenom, ' ', tb_chaufeur_entrant.nom) as chauffeur_entrant
FROM tb_passation 
    INNER JOIN tb_vehicule 
         ON tb_vehicule.id = tb_passation.id_vehicule
    INNER JOIN tb_chaufeur_sortant 
         ON tb_chaufeur_sortant.id = tb_passation.id_sortant
    INNER JOIN tb_chaufeur_entrant 
         ON tb_chaufeur_entrant.id = tb_passation.id_entrant WHERE tb_vehicule.id = '';

Solution 6:[6]

$crud->set_relation('id','students','{first_name} {last_name}');
$crud->display_as('student_id','Students Name');

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