got mysql error when during creating trigger

Question

hi iam new to mysql trigger .. this is my first trigger.. im trying to run but got this error

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'DECLARE x INT; SET x = new.product_price - old.product_price; INSERT into' at line 9

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CREATE TRIGGER product_update

BEFORE update ON w3xab_virtuemart_product_prices
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN

IF (new.product_price <> old.product_price)
THEN 

    DECLARE x decimal(10,2) default 0;
    SET x = new.product_price - old.product_price;
    INSERT into product_price_log(virtuemart_product_id, old_product_price, new_product_price, product_price_update, price_update_date)
    VALUES (new.virtuemart_product_id, old.product_price, new.product_price, new.x, curtime());


END IF;
END$$

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Answer 1

DECLARE is permitted only inside a BEGIN ... END compound statement and must be at its start, before any other statements.

So move DECLARE after BEGIN.