mysql delete all data from table code example

Example 1: mysql empty a table

-- If you do not need a condition or limit the rows:
TRUNCATE TABLE tblYourTable; -- Not Foreign key constrained

-- Or

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0;

TRUNCATE YourTable1;
TRUNCATE YourTable2;

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1;

-- --------------------------------------------------------
-- Otherwise:
DELETE FROM tblYourTable WHERE condition;

-- Or

DELETE FROM tblYourTable LIMIT row_count;

Example 2: remove all records from table mysql

/* Will delete all rows from your table. Next insert will take next auto increment id. */
DELETE from tableName;
/* Will delete all rows from your table but it will start from new row with 1. */
TRUNCATE tableName;

Example 3: delete all content in table mysql

TRUNCATE tablename