What are the differences between drop a table and truncate
a table?
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1.DELETE:
- delete space allocated by mysql server and the structure of table remains same.
- used by either 'WHERE' clause or without it in mysql.
- data can be roll backed
2.TRUNCATE:
- Remove rows from mysql table but the structure of table remains same.
- The data cannot be roll backed
- can be used by only without 'WHERE' clause in mysql.
3. DROP:
- Remove whole table from mysql database.
- The data cannot be roll backed
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