Попробуйте это в приглашении mysql.
> mysql> create table t(i int);
>
> mysql> insert into t values(1),(2),(3);
>
> mysql> select i, if(i <= 1, 'low', 'high') from t order by i;
> +------+---------------------------+
> | i | if(i <= 1, 'low', 'high') |
> +------+---------------------------+
> | 1 | low |
> | 2 | high |
> | 3 | high |
> +------+---------------------------+
> 3 rows in set (0.06 sec)