mysql grup by

GROUP BY is a clause in MySQL that is used to group rows based on one or more columns. It is commonly used in conjunction with aggregate functions like COUNT, SUM, AVG, etc., to perform calculations on each group.

Here's the basic syntax for using GROUP BY in MySQL:

SELECT column1, column2, ..., aggregate_function(column)
FROM table
WHERE conditions
GROUP BY column1, column2, ...

In this syntax, you specify the columns you want to select and the aggregate functions to apply to each group. The GROUP BY clause is used to group rows based on one or more columns specified after it.

For example, let's say you have a table called "orders" with columns like "order_id", "customer_id", and "total_amount". If you want to calculate the total amount spent by each customer, you can use the following query:

SELECT customer_id, SUM(total_amount) AS total_spent
FROM orders
GROUP BY customer_id;

This query will group the rows by the "customer_id" column and calculate the sum of "total_amount" for each customer.

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