Second SELECT query if first SELECT returns 0 rows

Question

I am trying to speed up a PHP script and I am currently pushing some PHP logic in the Mysql domain of the thing. Is there a way to make a different select query if the first

Answer 1

SELECT * 
FROM proxies 
WHERE A=(CASE WHEN
             (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM proxies WHERE A='B') > 0 THEN'B' 
              ELSE 'C' END)

UPDATE

SELECT * 
FROM proxies 
WHERE (
    CASE WHEN (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM proxies WHERE A='B' LIMIT 1) > 0 THEN
            (A='B')
         WHEN (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM proxies WHERE A='C' LIMIT 1) > 0 THEN
            (A='C')
         WHEN (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM proxies WHERE A='D' LIMIT 1) > 0 THEN
            (A='D')
         ELSE 1=2 END)