Clear MySQL Table Data: TRUNCATE vs DELETE
To empty the data in a MySQL table, you can use either the TRUNCATE TABLE or DELETE FROM statement.
- By using the TRUNCATE TABLE statement, all data in the table will be quickly deleted, and the auto-increment ID values will be reset.
TRUNCATE TABLE table_name;
- By using the DELETE FROM statement, all data in the table will be removed, but the auto-increment ID values will not be reset.
DELETE FROM table_name;
Both methods will clear the data in the table, but TRUNCATE TABLE will be faster than the DELETE FROM statement because it directly deletes the data instead of deleting it one by one.
