Ever tried filtering on COUNT() with WHERE and hit a confusing error?

The problem: WHERE runs before GROUP BY, so aggregate functions don't exist yet. That's where HAVING comes in. It filters after grouping.

WHERE = filter individual rows
HAVING = filter aggregates

Read more: https://jamalhansen.com/blog/having-filtering-grouped-results

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HAVING: Filtering Grouped Results

WHERE filters rows before grouping; HAVING filters after. Need "only cities with more than 10 customers"? That's HAVING.

Jamal Hansen