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nkm on 09/28/09


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mysql records delete rows join orphan


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Delete Orphaned Records

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URL: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080708150528AAU33rq

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  1. -- BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP!! --
  2.  
  3. DELETE
  4. FROM child_table
  5. WHERE id
  6. NOT IN
  7. (SELECT id FROM parent_table);

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