create an empty table in sql code example

Example 1: create table sql

# Simple table describing a vehicle

CREATE TABLE vehicle(
  	# vehicleId: Unique ID for Primary Key.
  	# This is how we will reference a record
	vehicleId INT NOT NULL,  
  	make VARCHAR(64), # String 64 chars max
  	model VARCHAR(128),
  	derivative VARCHAR(255),
  	PRIMARY KEY(vehicleId)
);

# Add a record
INSERT INTO vehicle VALUES(1000,'Volkswagen','Golf','1.5 TSI EVO Match Edition 5dr');

Example 2: create table sql

CREATE TABLE table_name(
  	id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,  
  	name VARCHAR(255), # String 255 chars max
  	date DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
  	longtext BLOB
);

Example 3: empty an sql table

TRUNCATE TABLE table_name;

Example 4: sql empty table

-- Quick, no possible rollback
TRUNCATE TABLE my_table;
-- With possible rollback
DELETE FROM my_table;
COMMIT;  -- or ROLLBACK;