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I’m looking at MySQL procedures and functions. What is the real difference?
They seem to be similar, but a function has more limitations.
I’m likely wrong, but it seems a procedure can do everything and more than a function can. Why/when would I use a procedure vs a function?
You can’t mix in stored procedures with ordinary SQL, whilst with stored function you can.
e.g.
SELECT get_foo(myColumn) FROM mytableis not valid ifget_foo()is a procedure, but you can do that ifget_foo()is a function. The price is that functions have more limitations than a procedure.