Delete data from all tables in MYSQL

Easiest method to truncate all tables while retaining schema.

mysqldump -d -uuser -ppass --add-drop-table databasename > databasename.sql

mysql -uuser -ppass databasename < databasename.sql

Not sure if it will retain stored procedures as they are not in use where I work, but I use this regularly to reset databases.

The -d switch on mysqldump means “don’t dump data.”

The --add-drop-table prepends a DROP TABLE statement to every CREATE TABLE in the dump.

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