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Use ASTEXT with point value
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mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE cities (
-> id int(11) ,
-> pt point NOT NULL default '',
-> zip int(11) default NULL,
-> country varchar(10) default NULL,
-> state char(2) default NULL,
-> city varchar(100) default NULL,
-> district varchar(100) default NULL
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> insert into cities (pt)values(GEOMFROMTEXT('POINT(7250 2750)'));
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> SELECT id, ASTEXT(pt), zip, country AS cnt, state AS st, city, district
-> FROM cities ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 10;
+------+------------------+------+------+------+------+----------+
| id | ASTEXT(pt) | zip | cnt | st | city | district |
+------+------------------+------+------+------+------+----------+
| NULL | POINT(7250 2750) | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL |
+------+------------------+------+------+------+------+----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> drop table cities;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
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