mysql> select nr, if(email is NULL, 'nix drin', email) as email from mailbox; +----+----------+ | nr | email | +----+----------+ | 1 | nix drin | | 2 | nix drin | | 3 | nix drin | | 4 | nix drin | | 5 | nix drin | | 6 | nix drin | | 7 | nix drin | | 8 | nix drin | | 9 | nix drin | | 10 | nix drin | | 11 | nix drin | | 12 | nix drin | | 13 | nix drin | | 14 | nix drin | +----+----------+ 14 rows in set (0.00 sec)