# PHP/MySQL Update / Add

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-update-add/233896>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [July 27, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-update-add/233896 "2007-07-27T19:30:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![dewey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@dewey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dewey)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-update-add/233896/1 "2007-07-27T19:30:47Z")

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Hey

Can someone let me know how I can use PHP/MySQL to do the following:

I want to basically update a value in a DB, but by adding onto it. So say a value in my DB is at 57 and I want to add 10… Can I do this without having to do a Select THEN update?

I’d like to do it all in 1 piece…

thanks,

–d