MySQL combine two columns into one column

Question

My guess is that you are using MySQL where the + operator does addition, along with silent conversion of the values to numbers. If a value does not start with a digit, then the converted value is 0.

So try this:

select concat(column1, column2)

Two ways to add a space:

select concat(column1, ' ', column2)
select concat_ws(' ', column1, column2)

Try this, it works for me

select (column1 || ' '|| column2) from table;

It's work for me

SELECT CONCAT(column1, ' ' ,column2) AS newColumn;

This is the only solution that would work for me, when I required a space in between the columns being merged.

select concat(concat(column1,' '), column2)

If you are Working On Oracle Then:

SELECT column1 || column2 AS column3
FROM table;

OR

If You Are Working On MySql Then:

SELECT Concat(column1 ,column2) AS column3
FROM table;

For the MySQL fans out there, I like the IFNULL() function. Other answers here suggest similar functionality with the ISNULL() function in some implementations. In my situation, I have a column of descriptions which is NOT NULL, and a column of serial numbers which may be NULL This is how I combined them into one column:

SELECT CONCAT(description,IFNULL(' SN: ', serial_number),'')) FROM my_table;

My results suggest that the results of concatenating a string with NULL results in a NULL. I have been getting the alternative value in those cases.