Alter table to remove Foreign Key or add DELETE CASCADE (MySQL)
Use the ON DELETE CASCADE option if you want rows deleted from the child table when the DELETE or MERGE statement removes corresponding rows from the parent table.
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Referential actions include: CASCADE : Delete or update the row from the parent table and automatically delete or update the matching rows in the child table. ... SET NULL : Delete or update the row from the parent table and set the foreign key column or columns in the child table to NULL .
on delete cascade; When you create a foreign key constraint, Oracle default to "on delete restrict" to ensure that a parent rows cannot be deleted while a child row still exists. However, you can also implement on delete cascade to delete all child rows when a parent row is deleted.
Delete and truncate both commands can be used to delete data of the table. Delete is a DML command whereas truncate is DDL command. Truncate can be used to delete the entire data of the table without maintaining the integrity of the table. On the other hand , delete statement can be used for deleting the specific data.
In Oracle a DDL statement is a transaction in its own right simply because an implicit COMMIT is issued before the statement is executed and again afterwards. TRUNCATE is a DDL command so it doesn't need an explicit commit because calling it executes an implicit commit.
SQL DELETE Statement
Right-click in a table cell, row, or column you want to delete. On the menu, click Delete Cells. To delete one cell, choose Shift cells left or Shift cells up. To delete the row, click Delete entire row.
Procedure
SQL Truncate is a data definition language (DDL) command. It removes all rows in a table.
If you decide that you no longer want a specific tab showing in the datasheet, you simply need to click the Form Design radio button then right click the tab in question and select Delete Tab.
To remove one or more rows in a table:
In the cPanel menu, scroll down to the Databases section and select phpMyAdmin. Use the navigation tree in the left sidebar to locate the database table you wish to delete. Database fields are now listed in the main pane. You can check a field and use the Delete button to discard individual fields.
However, if you need to delete all records that have a specific value in a field, you can search for those records and then check to ensure those are the ones you want to delete and then click on delete all. You need to turn this option on/off in config. php. Another option is to do the deleting in phpmyadmin.
Using SQL Server Management Studio Expand Databases, right-click the database to delete, and then click Delete. Confirm the correct database is selected, and then click OK.
Delete multiple tables in database using phpMyadmin?
To permanently remove a table, enter the following statement within the MySQL shell: DROP TABLE table1; Replace table1 with the name of the table you want to delete. The output confirms that the table has been removed.
Delete A Relationship
How to rename a table in phpMyAdmin
MyISAM is designed with the idea that your database is queried far more than its updated and as a result it performs very fast read operations. If your read to write(insert|update) ratio is less than 15% its better to use MyISAM.
How to Rename a Tab in Four Steps
DDL commands are Create, Alter, Drop, Rename, Truncate, Comment.
In MySQL, the SQL syntax for ALTER TABLE Rename Column is,
In Object Explorer, expand Databases, right-click the database to rename, and then click Rename. Enter the new database name, and then click OK.