How to select data where a field has a min value in MySQL?

Question

I want to select data from a table in MySQL where a specific field has the minimum value, I\'ve tried this:

SELECT * FROM pieces WHERE MIN(price)
         


        

Answer 1

This also works:

SELECT
  pieces.*
FROM
  pieces inner join (select min(price) as minprice from pieces) mn
  on pieces.price = mn.minprice

(since this version doesn't have a where condition with a subquery, it could be used if you need to UPDATE the table, but if you just need to SELECT i would reccommend to use John Woo solution)