Question

not done many MySQL functions before… So, I am looking to have my function count the number of needles in the haystack below. I keep getting:

#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 '' at line 7

Which is the line with “RETURN,” Here is what I have:

DELIMITER $$

CREATE FUNCTION `str_count`(needle TEXT, haystack TEXT) 
RETURNS INT(5)
BEGIN

  RETURN (LENGTH(haystack) - LENGTH(REPLACE(haystack, needle, ""))) / LENGTH(needle);

END$$

Never done this kind of function before, so any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Well, I feel silly. When running this kind of stuff, make sure you define the Delimiter in the phpMyAdmin text box below the SQL textarea… In my case “$$” but it works great now!