# Adding row to existing database

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-row-to-existing-database/262452>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [June 6, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-row-to-existing-database/262452 "2008-06-06T00:50:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![nburlington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/nburlington/32/1365_2.png) [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-row-to-existing-database/262452/1 "2008-06-06T00:50:08Z")

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Can I add a row to an exisiting database? I have a database with 6,000 entries. I want to add a timestamp to future entries. Can I just add it in? Will it mess up my existing data?

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-row-to-existing-database/262452/2 "2008-06-06T00:54:27Z")

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Your term _entry_ just refers to a _row_ in SQL terminology. I think you meant to ask if it’s possible to add a _column_ to a table, and it certainly is.

Check out this tutorial on the [_ALTER TABLE_](http://www.techonthenet.com/sql/tables/alter_table.php) command.

Also:  
[search]SQL add column[/search]