Add/Subtract one to cell

[rivka]

Is there a simple way to just tell the mysql database to add or subtract one to the desired cell? I know that I can do a query to find out the current value in the cell, then add one, and then update it, but it seems like there should be shorter/simpler way to do this.

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UPDATE table SET column = column + 1 WHERE something = 'somethingelse'

[bretticus]

nice translation skills