MySQL select statement with CASE or IF ELSEIF? Not sure how to get the result

Question

I have a two tables. One has manufacturer information and includes the regions where they can sell. The other has their products for sale. We have to limit visibility of

Answer 1

Syntax:

CASE value WHEN [compare_value] THEN result 
[WHEN [compare_value] THEN result ...] 
[ELSE result] 
END

Alternative: CASE WHEN [condition] THEN result [WHEN [condition] THEN result ...]

mysql> SELECT CASE  WHEN 2>3 THEN 'this is true' ELSE 'this is false' END; 
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| CASE  WHEN 2>3 THEN 'this is true' ELSE 'this is false' END |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| this is false                                               | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------+

I am use:

SELECT  act.*,
    CASE 
        WHEN (lises.session_date IS NOT NULL AND ses.session_date IS NULL) THEN lises.location_id
        WHEN (lises.session_date IS NULL AND ses.session_date IS NOT NULL) THEN ses.location_id
        WHEN (lises.session_date IS NOT NULL AND ses.session_date IS NOT NULL AND lises.session_date>ses.session_date) THEN ses.location_id
        WHEN (lises.session_date IS NOT NULL AND ses.session_date IS NOT NULL AND lises.session_date= now()
LEFT JOIN session AS ses ON  ses.activity_id = act.id AND  ses.session_date >= now()
WHERE act.id