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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T23:13:18+00:00 2026-05-22T23:13:18+00:00

How to drop column with all related foreign key and other constraint in mysql

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How to drop column with all related foreign key and other constraint in mysql ?

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    2026-05-22T23:13:18+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 11:13 pm

    AFAIK on MySQL you have to manually delete the constraints before dropping the column.

    The ON DELETE CASCADE clause would affect the table only if you created the constraint with that clause and it is only needed to delete the foreign rows connected with that table with that constraint.

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