I have a table with an id field, set to auto increment.
However, say I insert 10 records, and then empty the table, the first new record will be id number 11.
Why is this, and is there a way to prevent it from happening?
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I have a table with an id field, set to auto increment.
However, say I insert 10 records, and then empty the table, the first new record will be id number 11.
Why is this, and is there a way to prevent it from happening?
The auto increment isn’t reset automatically following a delete
TRUNCATE TABLE tbl_namewill delete all records and reset the Auto Increment field or you can use
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