title: MYSQL - Update ALL empty fields in a single column
body: <p>Using PhpMyQdmin, how do I update ALL empty fields in a single column. I have tried a few commands I found online but none seem to do it.</p>
  
  <p>Table is called "news" and column is called "profile_4" and type is "varchar(255)"</p>
  
  <p>I tried this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>UPDATE news SET profile_4 = 'General' WHERE profile_4 = NULL 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but it didn't work.</p>
  
  <p>What I need is to update the empty column fields with 'General'</p>
  
  <p>Thanks
  Chris</p>