Mysql - reusing calculated values

Question

I don\'t know exactly how to word this question but here it is. I want to reuse values that i calculated in my query to calculate another value. Variables is the correct w

Answer 1

One option would be to use a subquery in the FROM clause like:

SELECT 
    t1.label as label,SUM(t1.totalEvents) as Entry,t2.Back,  
    ROUND(t1.Entry/t2.Back*100,2) as 'Rate'
FROM 
    (SELECT *, SUM(totalEvents) as Entry FROM trackReports_daily) t1
    (SELECT *, SUM(totalEvents) as Back FROM someTable) t2
.... rest of query ...

If you want to reuse Rate in further queries then it will get complicated, and I do not know if this will have optimal performance, but I think it will do what you asked for in your example.