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Asked: 2026-05-21T16:03:18+00:00

UPDATE table SET checked = 1 WHERE field = ‘xxx’ LIMIT 1 works fine,

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UPDATE table SET checked = 1 WHERE field = 'xxx' LIMIT 1

works fine, but

UPDATE table SET checked = 1 WHERE field = 'xxx' LIMIT 1, 10

throw 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 ‘ 10’ at line 1“

Why it is not possible? I want to update everything except first row.

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  1. Editorial Team

    LIMIT in an UPDATE clause is merely an upper limit on how many rows may be updated.

    It’s not like in a SELECT where you can ignore all but a certain subrange of result rows to deal with.

    If you really need something like this, you should use a VIEW with the LIMIT restriction, and perform the UPDATE on that.

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