I want to update a column by adding a new value alongside the old ones. So if column "fruits" has a value of "apples" and I run my query it should then have a value of "apples, oranges".
Right now when I do an update statement"
UPDATE tableName SET fruits='oranges' WHERE id=1;
It just overwrites apples with oranges. How can I get it to ADD the new value alongside the old separated by commas?
UPDATE tableName SET fruits=CONCAT(fruits, ', oranges') WHERE id=1;
or:
UPDATE tableName SET fruits=CONCAT_WS(', ', fruits, 'oranges') WHERE id=1;
$reason_old = mysql_query("SELECT $col_name FROM `table` WHERE `unique_field` =$id");
$reason_fetch = mysql_fetch_array($reason_old);
$reason_box = $reason_all[$reason_fetch ];
$anyvariable= "UPDATE `$table_name` SET `$col_name ` = '$new_data , $reason_box' WHERE `unique_field` =$id";
$yes_good = mysql_query( $anyvariable, $conn );