> > I have been trying for days to find a simple command in > MySQL where I > > can automatically delete records based on some criteria after a > > certain timeframe. > > > > I found this in the MySQL manual, but I guess it only works with > > version 5.1+. Unfortunately the version I need this to work > on is 4.1, > > and can't be upgraded. > > > > CREATE EVENT e_hourly > > ON SCHEDULE > > EVERY 1 HOUR > > COMMENT 'Clears out sessions table each hour.' > > DO > > DELETE FROM something; > > > > Is there something similar in version 4.1 that will do the > same thing. > > No. But there are cron jobs :-) And if you're deleting many > rows and you don't want to interfere with other running > queries (sounds like this is an OLTP system), try MySQL > Archiver with the --purge argument > (http://mysqltoolkit.sourceforge.net/). It's much more > efficient at large data volumes than a single DELETE statement. > > Baron >
Really. I thought it would have some kind of scripting capability. I did check out the link, but really don't need anything that extensive. Is there a way to run the following command via cron. delete from contacts where TO_DAYS(CURDATE()) - TO_DAYS(today) >= 30 and status != "Y"; Thanks -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
