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NULL in MySQL
NULL is not a value - it's a condition. So if you try and write something "= NULL" you'll get an empty set rather than the results you're looking for. Try "IS NULL" instead.
example
Joining 2 tables connecting records that match
mysql> select * from demo_people join demo_property on demo_people.pid = demo_property.pid;
+-----+-----------+--------------+------+------+----------------------+
| pid | name | phone | pid | spid | selling |
+-----+-----------+--------------+------+------+----------------------+
| 1 | Mr Brown | 01225 708225 | 1 | 1 | Old House Farm |
| 3 | Mr Pullen | 01380 724040 | 3 | 2 | The Willows |
| 3 | Mr Pullen | 01380 724040 | 3 | 3 | Tall Trees |
| 3 | Mr Pullen | 01380 724040 | 3 | 4 | The Melksham Florist |
| 3 | Mr Pullen | 01380 724040 | 3 | 6 | The Beetle Drive |
+-----+-----------+--------------+------+------+----------------------+
5 rows in set (0.05 sec)
Joining two tables connecting records that match PLUS an extra for each "orphan" on left
mysql> select * from demo_people left join demo_property on demo_people.pid = demo_property.pid;
+-----+------------+--------------+------+------+----------------------+
| pid | name | phone | pid | spid | selling |
+-----+------------+--------------+------+------+----------------------+
| 1 | Mr Brown | 01225 708225 | 1 | 1 | Old House Farm |
| 2 | Miss Smith | 01225 899360 | NULL | NULL | NULL |
| 3 | Mr Pullen | 01380 724040 | 3 | 2 | The Willows |
| 3 | Mr Pullen | 01380 724040 | 3 | 3 | Tall Trees |
| 3 | Mr Pullen | 01380 724040 | 3 | 4 | The Melksham Florist |
| 3 | Mr Pullen | 01380 724040 | 3 | 6 | The Beetle Drive |
+-----+------------+--------------+------+------+----------------------+
6 rows in set (0.01 sec)
Selecting only orphans from the join - doing it the CORRECT way
mysql> select * from demo_people left join demo_property on demo_people.pid = demo_property.pid where spid is NULL;
+-----+------------+--------------+------+------+---------+
| pid | name | phone | pid | spid | selling |
+-----+------------+--------------+------+------+---------+
| 2 | Miss Smith | 01225 899360 | NULL | NULL | NULL |
+-----+------------+--------------+------+------+---------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Trying to select the orphans, but failing because NULL is not a value
mysql> select * from demo_people left join demo_property on demo_people.pid = demo_property.pid where spid = NULL;
Empty set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
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