MySQL Insert Where query

Question

What\'s wrong with this query:

INSERT INTO Users( weight, desiredWeight ) VALUES ( 160, 145 ) WHERE id = 1;

It works without the WHE

Answer 1

You simply cannot use WHERE when doing an INSERT statement:

 INSERT INTO Users( weight, desiredWeight ) VALUES ( 160, 145 ) WHERE id = 1;

should be:

 INSERT INTO Users( weight, desiredWeight ) VALUES ( 160, 145 );

The WHERE part only works in SELECT statements:

SELECT from Users WHERE id = 1;

or in UPDATE statements:

UPDATE Users set (weight = 160, desiredWeight = 145) WHERE id = 1;