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In the database structured query language (SQL), the DELETE statement removes one or more records from a table.

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MySQL - Delete row that has a foreign key constraint which reference to itself

Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails (forumTbl, CONSTRAINT Owner_Id_frgn FOREIGN KEY (Owner_Id) REFERENCES forumTbl (Id) ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION) The reason … My question is: How can I prevent this foreign key constraint circularity and delete a row that reference to itself? …
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