CREATE TABLE parent ( id INT, KEY (id) ) ENGINE=InnoDB; CREATE TABLE child ( id INT, parent_id INT, FOREIGN KEY (parent_id) REFERENCES parent(id) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE ) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO parent VALUES (1), (1), (2), (2); INSERT INTO child VALUES (1,1), (2,2), (1,1), (2,2); connection node_2; DELETE FROM parent WHERE id = 1; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM child WHERE id = 1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 connection node_1; UPDATE parent SET id = 3 WHERE id = 2; connection node_2; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM child WHERE parent_id = 1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 SELECT parent_id = 3 FROM child WHERE id = 2; parent_id = 3 1 1 DROP TABLE child; DROP TABLE parent;