MySQL Update If Exist Else Insert Procedure

Are you tired of checking data in your code before inserting? Well MySQL procedures are here to rescue. This simple procedure shows how you can do that:

CREATE PROCEDURE `update_insert_user`( IN uid2 int  )
BEGIN
DECLARE last_login2 DATETIME;
SELECT `last_login` INTO last_login2 FROM `user` WHERE `uid` = uid2 LIMIT 1;
IF last_login2 IS NULL THEN
INSERT INTO `user` (`uid`,`last_login`) values (uid2, now());
ELSE
UPDATE `user` SET `last_login` = now() WHERE `uid` = uid2 LIMIT 1;
END IF;
END

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