PHP: multiple AND conditions in MYSQL query?

Question

I'm trying to figure out why i cannot run a multiple AND conditions in mysql query.

basically this is my code:

SELECT id, category_name, url, category_name_unedit FROM mytable WHERE category_name='Girls Clothes' AND category_name='Boys Clothes' GROUP BY category_name

the code above doesn't return anything but when I run the code individually like this:

SELECT id, category_name, url, category_name_unedit FROM mytable WHERE category_name='Girls Clothes' GROUP BY category_name

or like this:

SELECT id, category_name, url, category_name_unedit FROM mytable WHERE category_name='Boys Clothes' GROUP BY category_name

then it works fine!

This is such a basic issue and unfortunately i cannot figure out how to resolve it.

could someone please advise on this issue?

Answer 1

It's because the logic of the query is off. If you think about it, you can't have a category name where its name is Girls Clothes AND Boys Clothes. However, you can have a result where the name is Girls Clothes OR Boys Clothes.

The query should look like:

SELECT id, 
category_name, 
url, 
category_name_unedit 
FROM mytable 
WHERE category_name='Girls Clothes' 
OR category_name='Boys Clothes' 
GROUP BY category_name

Answer 2

I'm guessing that you want urls that are in both categories. If so:

SELECT url
FROM mytable 
WHERE category_name IN ('Girls Clothes', 'Boys Clothes')
GROUP BY url
HAVING COUNT(*) = 2;

If you just want to check for either category, then use IN in your query (or OR ).

Answer 3

SELECT id, category_name, url, category_name_unedit FROM mytable WHERE category_name='Girls Clothes' AND category_name='Boys Clothes' GROUP BY category_name

Because it is not possible for one item to have 2 category_name s.

What you probably intend is to find it if it is EITHER "Girls Clothes" or "Boys Clothes". In that case, you would use OR instead of AND.

SELECT id, category_name, url, category_name_unedit FROM mytable WHERE category_name='Girls Clothes' OR category_name='Boys Clothes' GROUP BY category_name