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MySQL OR Keyword



The MySQL OR keyword is used to combine multiple conditions in a MySQL WHERE clause and displays a record if any of the conditions separated by OR keyword is true.

Syntax

The syntax for using OR keyword in MySQL is given below:

SELECT column1, column2, column3, ...
FROM table_name
WHERE condition1 OR condition2 OR condtion3 ....;

Example:

Consider a database table called Employee with the following records:

EmpIDNameCityAgeSalary
1JohnLondon253000
2MarryNew York242750
3JoParis272800
4KimAmsterdam303100
5RameshNew Delhi283000
6HuangBeijing282800

  • To select all records of the Employee table where Salary is greater than 2800 or Age is less than 25, the query is given below.

    SELECT * FROM Employee
    WHERE Salary > 2800 OR Age < 25;
    

    This will produce the result as shown below:

    EmpIDNameCityAgeSalary
    1JohnLondon253000
    2MarryNew York242750
    4KimAmsterdam303100
    5RameshNew Delhi283000

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