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The WHERE clause is used to extract only those records that fulfill a specified criterion.
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Simple SQL WHERE Syntax:
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.. code-block:: mysql
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	SELECT column_name(s)
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	FROM table_name
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	WHERE column_name operator value
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WHERE clause example is just a simple one
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**Simple WHERE Clause Example**
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The "Persons" table:
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+---------+------------+----------+----------+--------+
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|Id 	  |LastName    |FirstName |Address   |  City  |
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+=========+============+==========+==========+========+
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| 1 	  | Larson     | Sue      |3 Cherry  | Chicago|
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+---------+------------+----------+----------+--------+
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| 2 	  | Roberts    | Teri 	  |21 Brown  | Chicago|
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+---------+------------+----------+----------+--------+
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| 3 	  | Peterson   | Kari 	  |30 Mell   | Reno   |
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+---------+------------+----------+----------+--------+
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If you want to select only the persons living in the city "Chicago" from the table above, use the following SELECT statement:
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.. code-block:: mysql
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	SELECT * FROM Persons
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	WHERE City='Chicago'
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The result-set will look like this:
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| Id 	  |LastName    |FirstName |Address   |City    |
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+=========+============+==========+==========+========+
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|1 	  | Larson     | Sue 	  |3 Cherry  | Chicago|
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+---------+------------+----------+----------+--------+
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|2 	  | Roberts    | Teri 	  |21 Brown  | Chicago|
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+---------+------------+----------+----------+--------+