{"id":14518,"date":"2024-03-15T09:22:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T09:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-to-remove-the-hyphens-from-a-mysql-uuid\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:46:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:46:22","slug":"what-is-the-method-to-remove-the-hyphens-from-a-mysql-uuid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-to-remove-the-hyphens-from-a-mysql-uuid\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Hyphens from MySQL UUID: Quick Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In MySQL, the standard format for UUID includes dashes, such as &#8220;550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000&#8221;. 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