Backticks on fieldnames in a MySQL UPDATE query - php

I'm not exactly sure if I should or shouldnt using backticks since ORDER is a reserved word in PHP.
Anyone have any clue how I can get this to work?
CODE:
UPDATE models SET firstname='322', lastname='322', email='322', password='322', `group`='322', phone='322', timeofday='322', dayofweek='322', address='322', city='322', state='322', zip='322', gender='322', hair='322', eye='322', birthday='322', birthmonth='322', birthyear='322', bustshirt='322', cup='322', waist='322', hips='322', weight='322', inches='322', dressjacket='322', workxp='322', twitter='322', facebook='322', joindate='322', instagram='322', imdb='322', parentid='322', ethnicity='322', error='' WHERE id='322'

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Slow query due sql count - how to improve?

i've got quite a problem with sql query - it's getting slower due more rows to check. Db is growing up fast... In slowlog from sql i get warning:
Time: 161113 15:55:55
User#Host: ....
Query_time: 13.133105 Lock_time: 0.000487 Rows_sent: 1 Rows_examined: 91729
Query uses count and looks like below:
SELECT COUNT(*) AS `records_found` FROM `product_to_features` AS `product_to_feature` WHERE `id_feature_value` = 0 AND `id_product` IN (0, '20924', '20950', '20951', '21006', '21007', '21008', '21009', '21010', '21017', '21029', '21030', '21045', '21046', '21057', '21058', '21059', '21079', '21080', '21103', '21104', '21105', '21106', '21107', '21117', '21123', '21244', '21463', '21464', '21466', '21465', '21503', '21504', '21505', '21506', '21518', '21536', '21537', '21538', '21539', '21161', '21162', '21191', '21192', '21215', '21227', '21243', '21273', '21274', '21293', '21294', '21295', '21357', '21358', '21447', '21479', '21480', '21566', '21567', '21678', '21682', '21589', '21592', '21596', '21597', '21680', '21685', '21653', '21648', '21650', '21757', '21756', '21758', '21759', '21798', '21802', '21810', '21812', '21813', '21815', '21817', '21819', '21820', '21874', '21898', '21903', '21904', '21906', '21909', '21879', '21882', '21895', '21901', '21967', '21969', '21980', '21965', '21995', '22010', '22013', '22016', '22022', '22025', '22030', '22033', '22036', '22067', '22107', '22102', '22100', '22099', '22098', '22097', '22096', '22095', '22094', '22092', '22090', '22101', '22083', '22087', '22089', '22188', '22201', '22205', '22189', '22202', '22206', '22216', '22217', '22219', '22164', '22276', '22006', '22253', '22093', '22298', '22313', '22314', '22315', '22330', '22385', '22386', '22405', '22406', '22412', '22413', '22461', '22462', '22476', '22477', '22480', '22503', '22504', '22506', '22505', '22507', '22565', '22541', '22542', '22543', '22600', '22601', '22602', '22656', '22657', '22658', '22659', '22660', '22628', '22629', '22630', '22558', '22560', '22561', '22562', '22564', '22648', '23033', '23038', '23039', '23040', '23255', '23256', '23257', '23258', '23259', '23260', '23261', '23262', '23263', '23340', '23142', '23143', '23144', '23145', '23151', '23153', '23158', '23160', '23155', '23166', '23185', '23186', '23188', '23189', '23197', '23198', '23199', '23209', '23174', '23175', '23231', '23232', '23233', '23244', '23271', '23272', '23273', '23274', '23275', '23276', '23279', '23287', '23288', '23289', '23285', '23286', '23308', '23321', '23322', '23327', '23307', '23310', '23309', '23167', '23047', '23051', '23058', '23059', '23029', '23337', '23338', '23963', '23968', '23977', '23978', '23987', '23962', '24006', '24007', '24102', '24106', '24107', '24108', '24126', '24131', '24132', '24134', '24390', '24393', '24394', '24320', '24319', '24317', '24318', '24301', '24302', '24304', '24285', '24286', '24293', '24465', '24466', '24469', '24471', '24473', '24474', '24475', '24224', '24225', '24226', '24227', '24332', '24420', '24430', '24499', '24500', '24502', '24503', '24504', '24612', '24613', '24515', '24518', '24524', '24631', '24645', '24646', '24647', '24648', '25043', '25052', '25058', '25060', '25061', '25062', '25068', '25067', '25069', '25081', '25082', '25096', '25097', '25098', '25099', '25110', '25111', '25124', '25123', '25136', '25139', '25140', '25152', '25165', '25172', '25173', '25174', '25183', '25192', '25166', '25194', '25204', '25205', '25218', '25226', '25255', '25260', '25269', '25270', '25271', '25220', '25314', '25330', '25329', '25351', '25352', '25359', '25360', '25367', '25368', '25313', '25371', '25377', '25379', '25443', '25445', '25459', '25460', '25466', '25467', '25469', '25507', '25510', '25516', '25532', '25533', '25534', '25535', '25552', '25564', '25565', '25583', '25584', '25585', '25586', '25698', '25808', '25809', '25821', '25822', '25823', '25837', '25839', '25840', '25856', '25890', '25891', '25892', '25893', '25911', '25912', '25914', '25915', '25916', '25932', '25933', '25951', '25952', '25975', '25977', '25978', '25979', '25980', '25395', '24022', '24019', '24027', '24018', '25410', '25411', '25439', '24051', '24033', '24032', '24044', '24041', '24045', '24192', '24188', '24190', '24204', '24179', '24209', '24150', '24149', '24151', '24143', '24247', '24240', '24256', '24245', '24242', '24268', '24250', '26059', '26060', '26082', '26083', '26084', '26096', '26097', '26042', '26044', '26045', '26127', '26128', '26129', '26130', '26131', '26135', '26136', '26137', '26143', '26144', '26160', '26161', '26175', '26177', '26179', '26197', '26198', '26208', '26209', '26210', '26225', '26226', '26227', '26228', '26115', '26116', '26117', '26126', '26257', '26258', '26259', '26271', '26272', '26294', '26295', '26296', '26297', '26327', '26328', '26329', '26330', '26331', '26365', '26367', '26368', '26369', '26385', '26386', '26387', '26400', '26403', '26404', '26406', '26407', '26525', '26527', '26528', '20705', '20706', '20709', '20708', '20707', '24020', '24122', '26556', '26578', '26579', '26580', '26581', '26582', '26600', '26602', '26603', '26604', '26605', '26612', '26614', '26615', '26616', '26617', '26633', '26634', '26635', '26636', '26637', '26654', '26656', '26658', '26676', '26677', '26678', '26680', '26681', '26682', '26683', '26684', '26685', '26755', '26767', '26768', '26769', '26770', '26705', '26706', '26808', '26809', '26817', '26818', '26819', '26835', '26786', '26865', '26876', '26874', '26881', '26892', '26915', '26922', '26930', '26931', '20749', '20750', '20751', '20795', '20796', '20797', '20798', '20799', '20881', '20882', '26979', '26996', '26997', '27016', '27027', '27032', '27036', '27043', '27044', '27052', '27053', '27066', '27067', '20816', '20817', '20818', '20819', '20820', '20821', '20822', '20823', '20898', '20899', '20900', '20901', '27083', '27100', '27101', '27102', '20921', '20938', '20962', '20963', '20964', '20965', '20966', '20967', '20968', '20969', '27117', '27118', '27119', '27137', '27138', '27149', '27151', '27153', '27148', '27150', '27152', '27181', '27182', '27183', '27197', '27209', '27210', '27211', '27222', '27223', '27224', '27266', '26732', '26731', '26537', '27461', '27470', '27475', '27476', '28171', '28177', '28183', '28189', '28193', '28199', '28204', '28209', '28217', '28286', '28352', '29027', '29028', '29036', '29037', '29055', '29047', '29052', '29048', '29064', '29065', '29073', '26875', '26843', '26734', '26733', '26730', '26538', '29081', '29082', '29090', '29100', '29101', '29108', '29109', '29123', '29124', '29133', '29134', '29151', '29159', '29160', '29165', '29178', '29179', '29180', '29197', '29200', '29212', '29220', '29221', '29222', '29234', '29247', '29248', '29249', '29250', '29251', '29252', '29270', '29271', '29296', '29297', '29302', '29305', '29317', '29329', '29330', '29336', '29338', '29343', '29356', '29357', '29359', '26901', '26844', '22068', '29411', '29412', '29430', '29431', '29439', '29440', '29417', '29418', '29424', '29425', '29444', '29462', '29463', '29468', '29467', '29476', '29477', '29483', '29492', '29541', '29542', '29498', '29499', '29500', '29501', '29502', '29505', '29508', '29509', '29510', '29511', '29513', '29514', '29515', '29516', '29512', '29518', '29519', '29520', '24279', '26539', '26842', '26873', '29614', '29615', '29616', '29618', '29642', '29644', '29643', '29652', '29692', '29694', '29695', '29697', '29698', '29699', '29700', '29712', '29731', '29736', '30163', '30247', '30102', '30007', '30382', '29896', '29911', '30489', '30177', '29863', '24271', '26540', '26889', '30578', '30579', '30580', '30606', '30647', '30633', '30634', '30640', '30641', '30654', '30655', '30668', '30667', '30685', '30686', '30687', '30723', '30709', '30754', '30755', '30790', '30776', '30777', '30796', '30797', '30798', '30799', '30809', '30841', '30853', '30852', '30851', '30880', '30898', '30909', '30920', '30958', '30959', '30975', '30976', '31002', '31003', '31030', '31021', '31037', '31038', '31081', '31080', '31091', '31090', '31108', '31107', '31106', '31129', '31128', '31127', '31126', '31125', '31124', '31123', '31122', '31163', '31162', '31161', '31160', '31159', '31158', '31157', '31156', '31180', '31179', '31178', '31183', '31184', '31203', '31199', '31198', '31221', '31219', '31233', '31232', '31231', '31230', '31229', '31250', '31255', '31254', '31278', '31274', '31282', '31283', '31284', '31285', '26888', '31311', '31312', '31366', '31367', '31373', '31374', '31382', '31383', '31403', '31411', '31420', '31425', '31435', '31451', '31473', '31474', '31489', '31500', '31526', '31536', '31544', '31556', '31578', '31650', '31654', '31655', '31672', '31673', '31675', '31689', '31693', '31700', '31701', '31713', '31727', '31729', '26659', '26787', '26785', '26788', '26789', '31808', '31809', '31810', '26816', '26854', '25370', '32048', '25424', '25423', '32434', '32443', '26864', '32451', '32445', '32458', '32477', '32487', '32570', '32569', '32492', '32568', '32567', '32505', '32418', '32571', '32044', '32045', '32581', '32584', '32590', '32594', '32595', '32707', '32723', '32724', '32736', '32749', '32751', '32750', '32752', '32755', '32777', '32778', '32779', '32787', '32788', '32789', '32790', '32800', '32801', '32802', '32894', '32895', '32896', '32897', '32898', '32901', '32902', '32903', '32904', '32963', '32965', '32979', '32986', '29487');
Table has 4 indexes: id, id_feature_value, id_product, id_feature;
Query is quite simple - get all products features that match query - "if client looks for yellow products - show them".
Question is - How to speed up query?

Other answers to this question suggest that the cause is because of the large IN clause. I do not think this is the case. Instead, I think it is a data type issue which is preventing SQL from calculating an efficient query plan.
In your code, the first value of the IN clause shown is not quoted and so will be considered an INT value, the others are quoted and so will be treated as strings. Therefore I think SQL is doing an IMPLICIT conversion of your column 'id_product' and this then wrecks the sargability of the WHERE clause. I think adding quotes to the first value in your list of constants will improve performance significantly.
Converting the IN clause to a temporary table will solve the issue, by accident, because it corrects the mismatch in the data types.
This question has tags for MYSQL and SQL Server. My investigation was on SQL Server 2016 and so may not apply to other environments.

A where in clause like your with so many argument is slow .. and if the number of elemets is too high you have error
if you can you should create a table populated with these value and join with you main query
create table my_temp_product (
`id_product` varchar(20)
)
insert into my_temp_product
value
( '0'),
('20924'),
('20950'),
....
....
('29487');
or if the value are result from a select you can use create table by select like this
create table my_temp_product
select your_product_id as id_product
from your_table;
and then
SELECT COUNT(*) AS `records_found`
FROM `product_to_features` AS `product_to_feature`
INNER JOIN my_temp_product on `product_to_feature`.`id_product` = my_temp_product. `id_product`
WHERE `product_to_feature`.`id_feature_value` = 0

The IN-clause will be translated to something like id=1 OR id=2 OR id=3 ...
It should be faster to fill a table with your values and call for an index based and type safe INNER JOIN.
If you pass over the ID-List you might think about CREATE TYPE to create a table-valued-parameter. Such a parameter can be passed into a SQL statements as one single parameter, but internally you can use it just if it was a table.
If the ID-List can be created within your database out of a client's choice (client looks for yellow products), it might be better to pass the clients choice rather than the pre-prepared list of IDs. An inlined (ad-hoc) query should perform much better...

Not able to get from and to date values from database using php mysql

I am trying to projectname,activityname,duration,employee names with todate,fromdate,projectid but i am not able to get here my code and scheme
select ohrm_project.project_id as ohrmprojectid,ohrm_project.customer_id,ohrm_project.name as ohrm_projectname,ohrm_timesheet.timesheet_id as ohrmtimesheet_id, ohrm_timesheet.employee_id as ohrmtimesheetemployeeid,ohrm_timesheet_item.*, ohrm_project_activity.activity_id as ohrmprojectactivityid, ohrm_project_activity.project_id as ohrmprojectactivityprojectid, ohrm_project_activity.name as activityname,hs_hr_employee.* from ohrm_project,ohrm_timesheet,ohrm_timesheet_item,ohrm_project_activity,hs_hr_employee where ohrm_timesheet_item.project_id=2 and ohrm_timesheet_item.activity_id=ohrm_project_activity.activity_id and ohrm_timesheet_item.employee_id=hs_hr_employee.emp_number and ohrm_timesheet_item.employee_id=hs_hr_employee.emp_number and ohrm_timesheet_item.date between 2016-03-31 and 2016-04-04
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Use this:
SELECT ohrm_project.project_id AS ohrmprojectid,
ohrm_project.customer_id,
ohrm_project.name AS ohrm_projectname,
ohrm_timesheet.timesheet_id AS ohrmtimesheet_id,
ohrm_timesheet.employee_id AS ohrmtimesheetemployeeid,
ohrm_timesheet_item.*,
ohrm_project_activity.activity_id AS ohrmprojectactivityid,
ohrm_project_activity.project_id AS ohrmprojectactivityprojectid,
ohrm_project_activity.name AS activityname,
hs_hr_employee.*
FROM ohrm_project,
ohrm_timesheet,
ohrm_timesheet_item,
ohrm_project_activity,
hs_hr_employee
WHERE ohrm_timesheet_item.project_id=2
AND ohrm_timesheet_item.activity_id=ohrm_project_activity.activity_id
AND ohrm_timesheet_item.employee_id=hs_hr_employee.emp_number
AND ohrm_timesheet_item.employee_id=hs_hr_employee.emp_number
AND ohrm_timesheet_item.date BETWEEN '2016-03-31' AND '2016-04-04'

Dates would be treated as strings. Wrap them with quotes.
ohrm_timesheet_item.date between '2016-03-31' and '2016-04-04'

Long mysql query PHP

Why does this not work?
It seems more logical to write a query this long on multiple lines, it would be a mess to write it on one line. It should be possible to do it like this?
Is it allowed to devide a long sql query into multiple lines like i do here:
Dont know why its not writing to the database, have checked all variables and names, it should be alright.
$vagtplanAdb = $con->prepare("INSERT INTO vagtplanA (ansatId,
a11, a12, a13, a14, a15, a16, a17,
a21, a22, a23, a24, a25, a26, a27,
a31, a32, a33, a34, a35, a36, a37,
a41, a42, a43, a44, a45, a46, a47,
a51, a52, a53, a54, a55, a56, a57,
a61, a62, a63, a64, a65, a66, a57,
a71, a72, a73, a74, a75, a76, a77,
a81, a82, a83, a84, a85, a86, a87,
a91, a92, a93, a94, a95, a96, a97,
a101, a102, a103, a104, a105, a106, a107,
a111, a112, a113, a114, a115, a116, a117,
a121, a122, a123, a124, a125, a126, a127)
VALUES('$row_ansatId[id]',
'$_POST[a11]', '$_POST[a12]', '$_POST[a13]', '$_POST[a14]', '$_POST[a15]', '$_POST[a16]', '$_POST[a17]',
'$_POST[a21]', '$_POST[a22]', '$_POST[a23]', '$_POST[a24]', '$_POST[a25]', '$_POST[a26]', '$_POST[a27]',
'$_POST[a31]', '$_POST[a32]', '$_POST[a33]', '$_POST[a34]', '$_POST[a35]', '$_POST[a36]', '$_POST[a37]',
'$_POST[a41]', '$_POST[a42]', '$_POST[a43]', '$_POST[a44]', '$_POST[a45]', '$_POST[a46]', '$_POST[a47]',
'$_POST[a51]', '$_POST[a52]', '$_POST[a53]', '$_POST[a54]', '$_POST[a55]', '$_POST[a56]', '$_POST[a57]',
'$_POST[a61]', '$_POST[a62]', '$_POST[a63]', '$_POST[a64]', '$_POST[a65]', '$_POST[a66]', '$_POST[a67]',
'$_POST[a71]', '$_POST[a72]', '$_POST[a73]', '$_POST[a74]', '$_POST[a75]', '$_POST[a76]', '$_POST[a77]',
'$_POST[a81]', '$_POST[a82]', '$_POST[a83]', '$_POST[a84]', '$_POST[a85]', '$_POST[a86]', '$_POST[a87]',
'$_POST[a91]', '$_POST[a92]', '$_POST[a93]', '$_POST[a94]', '$_POST[a95]', '$_POST[a96]', '$_POST[a97]',
'$_POST[a101]', '$_POST[a102]', '$_POST[a103]', '$_POST[a104]', '$_POST[a105]', '$_POST[a106]', '$_POST[a107]',
'$_POST[a111]', '$_POST[a112]', '$_POST[a113]', '$_POST[a114]', '$_POST[a115]', '$_POST[a116]', '$_POST[a117]',
'$_POST[a121]', '$_POST[a122]', '$_POST[a123]', '$_POST[a124]', '$_POST[a125]', '$_POST[a126]', '$_POST[a127]') ") or die(mysql_error());
$vagtplanAdb->execute();

Laravel: Error Code : 933 Error Message : ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended Position

I was trying to perform the update command as below in Laravel 4.2 using Oracle as backend.
Whenever I try to do this I get the error > ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended Position.
DB::statement("UPDATE APY_SUBS_DTLS_MAST SET
APY_SUBS_NAME=$APY_SUBS_NAME,
APY_SUBS_FATHERS_NAME=$APY_SUBS_FATHERS_NAME,
APY_SUBS_GENDER=$APY_SUBS_GENDER,
APY_DATE_OF_BIRTH=to_date($APY_DATE_OF_BIRTH,'MM-DD-YYYY'),
APY_SUBS_PAN=$APY_SUBS_PAN,
APY_SUBS_ADD=$APY_SUBS_ADD,APY_SUBS_CITY=$APY_SUBS_CITY,
APY_SUBS_STATE=$APY_SUBS_STATE,
APY_SUBS_CTRY=$APY_SUBS_CTRY,
APY_SUBS_PIN=$APY_SUBS_PIN,APY_SUBS_AREA=$APY_SUBS_AREA,
APY_LANDMARK=$APY_LANDMARK,
APY_SUBS_TEL=$APY_SUBS_TEL,APY_SUBS_MOB=$APY_SUBS_MOB,
APY_SUBS_MAIL=$APY_SUBS_MAIL,APY_SUBS_SMS_FLG=$APY_SUBS_SMS_FLG,
APY_SUBS_MARITAL_STAT=$APY_SUBS_MARITAL_STAT,
APY_SUBS_SPOUSE_NAME=$APY_SUBS_SPOUSE_NAME,
APY_SUBS_SPOUSE_ADHAR=$APY_SUBS_SPOUSE_ADHAR,
APY_SUBS_ACT_TYPE=$APY_SUBS_ACT_TYPE,
APY_SUBS_BANK_NAME=$APY_SUBS_BANK_NAME,
APY_SUBS_BRANCH=$APY_SUBS_BRANCH,APY_SUBS_MICR=$APY_SUBS_MICR,
APY_SUBS_IFSC=$APY_SUBS_IFSC,APY_SUBS_ADHAR=$APY_SUBS_ADHAR,
APY_SUBS_NEW_EXIST=$APY_SUBS_NEW_EXIST,
APY_SUBS_BENEF_OTHER=$APY_SUBS_BENEF_OTHER,
APY_SUBS_PENSION_AMT=$APY_SUBS_PENSION_AMT,APY_SUBS_CONTR_AMT=$APY_SUBS_CONTR_AMT,
APY_SUBS_SI_DT=to_date($APY_SUBS_SI_DT,'MM-DD-YYYY'),
APY_SUBS_APLN_DATE=to_date($APY_SUBS_APLN_DATE,'MM-DD-YYYY'),
APY_SUBS_APLN_PLACE=$APY_SUBS_APLN_PLACE,
APY_SUBS_IT_PAYER=$APY_SUBS_IT_PAYER,APY_SUBS_NOM_NAME=$APY_SUBS_NOM_NAME,
APY_SUBS_NOM_DOB=to_date($APY_SUBS_NOM_DOB,'MM-DD-YYYY'),
APY_SUBS_NOM_ADHAR=$APY_SUBS_NOM_ADHAR,
APY_SUBS_REL_WITH_NOM=$APY_SUBS_REL_WITH_NOM,
APY_SUBS_MAJ_MIN_FLG=$APY_SUBS_MAJ_MIN_FLG,
APY_SUBS_GUARD_NAME=$APY_SUBS_GUARD_NAME,
APY_SUBS_TITLE=$APY_SUBS_TITLE
WHERE
APY_SUBS_BANK_ACT_NO=$APY_SUBS_BANK_ACT_NO;" );
How can I solve this, Where am I wrong?
Thanks for the suggestions.

I have resolved it. Please put every character variables in single quotes eg:-('$APY_SUBS_FATHERS_NAME'). I am giving the solution below, which may help someone.
DB::statement("UPDATE APY_SUBS_DTLS_MAST SET
APY_SUBS_NAME='$APY_SUBS_NAME',
APY_SUBS_FATHERS_NAME='$APY_SUBS_FATHERS_NAME',
APY_SUBS_GENDER='$APY_SUBS_GENDER',
APY_DATE_OF_BIRTH=to_date('$APY_DATE_OF_BIRTH','MM-DD-YYYY'),
APY_SUBS_PAN='$APY_SUBS_PAN',
APY_SUBS_ADD='$APY_SUBS_ADD',APY_SUBS_CITY='$APY_SUBS_CITY',
APY_SUBS_STATE='$APY_SUBS_STATE',
APY_SUBS_CTRY='$APY_SUBS_CTRY',
APY_SUBS_PIN='$APY_SUBS_PIN',APY_SUBS_AREA='$APY_SUBS_AREA',
APY_LANDMARK='$APY_LANDMARK',
APY_SUBS_TEL=$APY_SUBS_TEL,APY_SUBS_MOB=$APY_SUBS_MOB,
APY_SUBS_MAIL='$APY_SUBS_MAIL',APY_SUBS_SMS_FLG='$APY_SUBS_SMS_FLG',
APY_SUBS_MARITAL_STAT='$APY_SUBS_MARITAL_STAT',
APY_SUBS_SPOUSE_NAME='$APY_SUBS_SPOUSE_NAME',
APY_SUBS_SPOUSE_ADHAR='$APY_SUBS_SPOUSE_ADHAR',
APY_SUBS_ACT_TYPE='$APY_SUBS_ACT_TYPE',
APY_SUBS_BANK_NAME='$APY_SUBS_BANK_NAME',
APY_SUBS_BRANCH='$APY_SUBS_BRANCH',APY_SUBS_MICR=$APY_SUBS_MICR,
APY_SUBS_IFSC='$APY_SUBS_IFSC',APY_SUBS_ADHAR='$APY_SUBS_ADHAR',
APY_SUBS_NEW_EXIST='$APY_SUBS_NEW_EXIST',
APY_SUBS_BENEF_OTHER='$APY_SUBS_BENEF_OTHER',
APY_SUBS_PENSION_AMT=$APY_SUBS_PENSION_AMT,APY_SUBS_CONTR_AMT=$APY_SUBS_CONTR_AMT,
APY_SUBS_SI_DT=to_date('$APY_SUBS_SI_DT','MM-DD-YYYY'),
APY_SUBS_APLN_DATE=to_date('$APY_SUBS_APLN_DATE','MM-DD-YYYY'),
APY_SUBS_APLN_PLACE='$APY_SUBS_APLN_PLACE',
APY_SUBS_IT_PAYER='$APY_SUBS_IT_PAYER',APY_SUBS_NOM_NAME='$APY_SUBS_NOM_NAME',
APY_SUBS_NOM_DOB=to_date('$APY_SUBS_NOM_DOB','MM-DD-YYYY'),
APY_SUBS_NOM_ADHAR='$APY_SUBS_NOM_ADHAR',
APY_SUBS_REL_WITH_NOM='$APY_SUBS_REL_WITH_NOM',
APY_SUBS_MAJ_MIN_FLG='$APY_SUBS_MAJ_MIN_FLG',
APY_SUBS_GUARD_NAME='$APY_SUBS_GUARD_NAME',
APY_SUBS_TITLE='$APY_SUBS_TITLE'
WHERE
APY_SUBS_BANK_ACT_NO='$APY_SUBS_BANK_ACT_NO'" );

MySQL SubString Returns Integer

I've got a table with a varchar(128) field called identifier. It is supposed to get a 3 letter identifier followed by an indexing number:
ABC-1234
At some point in the past, there was a bug and about 5,000 records were input as:
ABC-12345
Our numbers do not go that high, so these values are padded with zeros (0).
I wrote out a script to make sure my Microsoft T-SQL lingo was going to work correctly in this MySQL database, but I was shocked to see, what looks like, MySQL adding my values together:
SELECT
identifier,
SUBSTR(cast(identifier as char),1,4) as 'p',
SUBSTR(cast(identifier as char),6) as 'q',
SUBSTR(cast(identifier as char),1,4)+SUBSTR(cast(identifier as char),6) as 'p+q'
FROM drawing_table where length(identifier)=9
order by identifier desc;
Here is a snippet of the output:
identifier,p,q,p+q
STO-00021,STO-,0021,21
STO-00020,STO-,0020,20
STO-00019,STO-,0019,19
STO-00018,STO-,0018,18
STO-00017,STO-,0017,17
STO-00016,STO-,0016,16
STO-00015,STO-,0015,15
STO-00014,STO-,0014,14
STO-00013,STO-,0013,13
STO-00012,STO-,0012,12
STO-00011,STO-,0011,11
STO-00010,STO-,0010,10
STO-00009,STO-,0009,9
STO-00008,STO-,0008,8
STO-00007,STO-,0007,7
STO-00006,STO-,0006,6
STO-00005,STO-,0005,5
STO-00004,STO-,0004,4
STO-00003,STO-,0003,3
STO-00002,STO-,0002,2
STO-00001,STO-,0001,1
STA-00166,STA-,0166,166
STA-00165,STA-,0165,165
STA-00164,STA-,0164,164
STA-00163,STA-,0163,163
STA-00162,STA-,0162,162
STA-00161,STA-,0161,161
STA-00160,STA-,0160,160
STA-00159,STA-,0159,159
STA-00158,STA-,0158,158
STA-00157,STA-,0157,157
STA-00156,STA-,0156,156
STA-00155,STA-,0155,155
STA-00154,STA-,0154,154
STA-00153,STA-,0153,153
STA-00152,STA-,0152,152
STA-00151,STA-,0151,151
STA-00150,STA-,0150,150
STA-00149,STA-,0149,149
STA-00148,STA-,0148,148
STA-00147,STA-,0147,147
STA-00146,STA-,0146,146
STA-00145,STA-,0145,145
STA-00144,STA-,0144,144
STA-00143,STA-,0143,143
STA-00142,STA-,0142,142
STA-00141,STA-,0141,141
STA-00140,STA-,0140,140
STA-00139,STA-,0139,139
STA-00138,STA-,0138,138
Why is MySQL trying to add my string values?

If you want to concatenate two strings you should use concat function
For example:
SELECT CONCAT('WAS-','0020')
Result
WAS-0020

Use CONCAT(SUBSTR(cast(identifier as char),1,4), SUBSTR(cast(identifier as char),6))

You have to use the CONCAT function instead of the + operator.
see: Mysql Manual
In your example this would be like:
CONCAT( SUBSTR(cast(identifier as char),1,4), SUBSTR(cast(identifier as char),6) ) as 'p+q'

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