Question

I would like to create a job in mysql which runs on the end of the day, where in that job I would like to update some of the column values in my tables. Assume I am having 2 tables where I am having a column named Status which is either Pending or Accepted. For this I would like to create a Job where I would like to search the two tables and set Pending status to Accepted.

Is it possible to have

Answer 1

Use MySQL’s Event Scheduler:

DELIMITER ;;

CREATE EVENT foo ON SCHEDULE EVERY DAY STARTS '2012-10-05 00:00:00' DO BEGIN
  UPDATE table1 SET Status = 'Accepted' WHERE Status = 'Pending';
  UPDATE table2 SET Status = 'Accepted' WHERE Status = 'Pending';
END;;

DELIMITER ;