Remove First Part of a Column Value

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Let's say you have some values in your MySQL database that look like this:​

a_180.0/v1355635866/r0y0ajbjiqry42tqscof.jpg

You want to to remove the first bit in a bulk process (the a_180.0/) and you don't want to have to write a 10 line Python script.  Well then, do it in good 'ol SQL.​

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Table: event_photo, Column: original_image_id

 UPDATE event_photo SET original_image_id = TRIM(LEADING 'a_180.0/' FROM original_image_id);​

If you want to remove the .jpg part of the column value you can do this:

UPDATE event_photo SET original_image_id = TRIM(TRAILING '.jpg' FROM original_image_id);​

If you have spaces in the front or back of the value and you want to remove those just do this:​

UPDATE event_photo SET original_image_id = TRIM(original_image_id);