Do a mySQL search for the alias

Tiago :

How is the correct way to search for aliases?

In the code below, I am creating an alias called (USER), within this column I am gathering all the values in the column (DE) and (PARA).

(SELECT *, de as user FROM mensagens WHERE user = '1' GROUP BY projeto ORDER BY data DESC)
    UNION
(SELECT *, para as user  FROM mensagens WHERE user = '1' GROUP BY projeto ORDER BY data DESC)

SQL online: http://sqlfiddle.com/#!9/d506b7/2

juergen d :

You could do

select * from 
(
  SELECT *, de as user FROM mensagens
  UNION
  SELECT *, para FROM mensagens
) tmp
where user = 1
GROUP BY projeto 
ORDER BY data DESC

SQLFiddle demo

Or even simpler:

SELECT * 
FROM mensagens
WHERE 1 in (de, para)
GROUP BY projeto 
ORDER BY data DESC