{"id":7972,"date":"2024-03-14T07:23:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-use-print-in-mysql\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T23:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T23:04:44","slug":"how-do-you-use-print-in-mysql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-use-print-in-mysql\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL PRINT Statement: Usage Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In MySQL, you can use the PRINT statement to display text content.<\/p>\n<p>The basic syntax is as follows:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>PRINT <span class=\"hljs-string\">'Text to be printed'<\/span>;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>For example, print &#8220;Hello, World!&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>PRINT <span class=\"hljs-string\">'Hello, World!'<\/span>;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>It is worth noting that the PRINT statement is only applicable for the MySQL client command line tool, not for SQL statements. 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