MySQL Update Query to Remove Spaces

You can use TRIM() function to remove spaces. The syntax is as follows −

UPDATE yourTableName SET yourColumnName=TRIM(yourColumnName);

To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −

mysql> create table removeSpaceDemo
   -> (
   -> Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   -> UserId varchar(20),
   -> UserName varchar(10),
   -> PRIMARY KEY(Id)
   -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.81 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −

mysql> insert into removeSpaceDemo(UserId,UserName) values('John1267 ','John');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.25 sec)
mysql> insert into removeSpaceDemo(UserId,UserName) values(' 12Larry56','Larry');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 sec)
mysql> insert into removeSpaceDemo(UserId,UserName) values(' David909','David');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec)
mysql> insert into removeSpaceDemo(UserId,UserName) values('Bob912 ','Bob');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec)
mysql> insert into removeSpaceDemo(UserId,UserName) values(' Sam123 ','Sam');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.10 sec)

Now you can display all records from the table using select statement. The query is as follows −

mysql> select *from removeSpaceDemo;

The following is the output displaying records with spaces:

+----+----------------+----------+
| Id | UserId         | UserName |
+----+----------------+----------+
|  1 | John1267       | John     |
|  2 | 12Larry56      | Larry    |
|  3 | David909       | David    |
|  4 | Bob912         | Bob      |
|  5 | Sam123         | Sam      |
+----+----------------+----------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Here is the query to remove spaces −

mysql> update removeSpaceDemo set UserId=TRIM(UserId);
Query OK, 5 rows affected (0.33 sec)
Rows matched: 5 Changed: 5 Warnings: 0

Now check the table records once again. The query is as follows −

mysql> select *from removeSpaceDemo;

The following is the output −

+----+-----------+----------+
| Id | UserId    | UserName |
+----+-----------+----------+
|  1 | John1267  | John     |
|  2 | 12Larry56 | Larry    |
|  3 | David909  | David    |
|  4 | Bob912    | Bob      |
|  5 | Sam123    | Sam      |
+----+-----------+----------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

You can use RTRIM() function also in place of TRIM(). The syntax is as follows −

UPDATE yourTableName SET yourColumnName=RTRIM(yourColumnName);