How to avoid error "aggregate functions are not allowed in WHERE"

mysql sql aggregate-functions
D-Lef picture D-Lef · Jan 8, 2014 · Viewed 69k times · Source

This sql code throws an

aggregate functions are not allowed in WHERE

SELECT o.ID ,  count(p.CAT)
FROM Orders o
INNER JOIN Products p ON o.P_ID = p.P_ID 
WHERE count(p.CAT) > 3
GROUP BY o.ID;

How can I avoid this error?

Answer

Aziz Shaikh picture Aziz Shaikh · Jan 8, 2014

Replace WHERE clause with HAVING, like this:

SELECT o.ID ,  count(p.CAT)
FROM Orders o
INNER JOIN Products p ON o.P_ID = p.P_ID 
GROUP BY o.ID
HAVING count(p.CAT) > 3;

HAVING is similar to WHERE, that is both are used to filter the resulting records but HAVING is used to filter on aggregated data (when GROUP BY is used).

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