Re^2: CGI Program To Delete Old Data From MySQL Table?

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I wouldn't recommend running delete from <tablename>; -- that's going to delete everything from the table, leaving you with nothing.

Alex / talexb / Toronto

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Re^3: CGI Program To Delete Old Data From MySQL Table? by Laurent_R (Canon) on Sep 30, 2013 at 16:50 UTC
that's going to delete everything from the table Yes, including the records older than 60 days. The aim will have been reached. ;-)	[reply]
Re^4: CGI Program To Delete Old Data From MySQL Table? by McA (Priest) on Sep 30, 2013 at 17:00 UTC
I'm happy to see that at least one Monk has some kind of humor. I forgot the irony tags. But with this kind of asking you can only get angry or sarcastic, IMO. Best regards McA	[reply]
Re^5: CGI Program To Delete Old Data From MySQL Table? by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Sep 30, 2013 at 17:09 UTC
I didn't downvote above but probably should. A sarcastic answer to punish one lazy hacker might bite neophyte seekers down the road who will ask with tears in glassy eyes: WHY? WHY DOES TEH PERL DO THIS TO ME?	[reply]
Re^6: CGI Program To Delete Old Data From MySQL Table? by McA (Priest) on Sep 30, 2013 at 17:39 UTC

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