CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER) ENGINE=MyISAM; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (2), (3); INSERT INTO t1 SELECT 4 FROM DUAL UNION ALL SELECT 5 FROM DUAL; CREATE TABLE t2 (f1 INTEGER PRIMARY KEY) ENGINE=MyISAM; INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1); INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (2), (3); INSERT INTO t2 SELECT 4 FROM DUAL UNION ALL SELECT 5 FROM DUAL; INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (6), (1); ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '1' for key 'PRIMARY' UPDATE t1 SET f1 = 9; UPDATE t2 SET f1 = 9 WHERE f1 = 1; DELETE FROM t1 WHERE f1 = 9; DELETE FROM t2 WHERE f1 = 9; TRUNCATE TABLE t1; TRUNCATE TABLE t1; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t2; COUNT(*) = 0 1 DROP TABLE t1; DROP TABLE t2;