PHP 5 MYSQL delete clause
How to used delete clause
Delete clause is uded to remove the data present in table(database).
Syntax
The given query delete all the record in that table
DELETE From table_name
The given query delete selected record in that table
DELETE From table_name
WHERE some_column=some_value
WHERE some_column=some_value
Password field are blank because we did not choose any password
Example of delete statement
<?php
$user = "root";
$pwd = "";
$host = "localhost";
$db = @mysql_connect($host,$user,$pwd);
mysql_select_db("my_db1");
$data2="select *from student";
$data3=mysql_query($data2)or die(mysql_error());
echo "Before deletion<br>";
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($data3))
{
echo "------------------------<br>";
echo $row['id']."<br>";
echo $row['name']."<br>";
echo $row['branch']."<br>";
echo "------------------------";
echo "<br>";
}
$query="DELETE from student
where id =2";
$a=mysql_query($query);
echo"<br>After deletion<br>";
$data="select *from student";
$data1=mysql_query($data)or die(mysql_error());
while($row1 = mysql_fetch_array($data1))
{
echo "------------------------<br>";
echo $row1['id']."<br>";
echo $row1['name']."<br>";
echo $row1['branch']."<br>";
echo "------------------------";
echo "<br>";
}
mysql_close($db);
?>
Output
Before deletion
------------------------
2
victor
ma
------------------------
------------------------
3 harry cse
------------------------
------------------------
4
john
me
------------------------
After deletion ------------------------
3
harry
cse
------------------------
------------------------
4
john
me
------------------------
------------------------
2
victor
ma
------------------------
------------------------
3 harry cse
------------------------
------------------------
4
john
me
------------------------
After deletion ------------------------
3
harry
cse
------------------------
------------------------
4
john
me
------------------------
Once records are deleted a SELECT is used to ensure their deletion took place as above shown. From line number 23 to 35 is used for reprint all the data of student table.
