MySQL DELETE Statement
The SQL DELETE Statement
The DELETE statement is used to delete existing records in a table.
DELETE Syntax
DELETE FROM table_name WHERE condition;
SQL DELETE Example
The following SQL statement deletes the customer “Alfreds Futterkiste” from the “Customers” table:
DELETE FROM Customers WHERE CustomerName='Alfreds Futterkiste';
Delete All Records
It is possible to delete all rows in a table without deleting the table. This means that the table structure, attributes, and indexes will be intact:
DELETE FROM table_name;
The following SQL statement deletes all rows in the “Customers” table, without deleting the table:
