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SQL CRUD Basics Part 4 — Delete.
In this final part of the SQL CRUD Basics series, we visit the all-mighty and powerful DELETE
command. Does that word frighten you? It should, as DELETE
will completely remove rows of that oh-so-important data from your database table. Without warning or question, it will be gone. Perhaps your goal is to remove all rows. Great, no problem. However, removing a specific row or set of rows – instead of them all – requires filtering with a WHERE
clause predicate, just the same as you would in SELECT
and UPDATE
statements. Continue reading to see DELETE
command examples for better understanding…
Note: All data, names or naming found within the database presented in this post, are strictly used for practice, learning, instruction, and testing purposes. It by no means depicts actual data belonging to or being used by any party or organization.
OS and DB used:
- OpenSuse Leap 15.1
- MySQL 8.0.18
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