Question

Hi iam trying to change the path in some links in my WordPress database.

In my table wp_commeentmeta, I am using the syntax:

UPDATE table SET meta_value = REPLACE(meta_value, 'http://articles.mydomain.com', 'http://localhost/articles')

BUT I get the following ERROR:

,#1064 – You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use
near ‘table SET meta_value = REPLACE(meta_value,
‘http://articles.mydomain.com’, ‘http’ at line 1

Any help on this please?

Please note : I am using phpMyAdmin for this.

Answer 1

Change the table to be the name of your table

UPDATE wp_commeentmeta 
SET meta_value = REPLACE(
    meta_value, 
    'http://articles.mydomain.com', 
    'http://localhost/articles'
);

(Just fyi, the linebreaks aren’t important, just makes the query more readable)