Category: Triggers

  • AFTER DELETE Trigger

    The AFTER DELETE Trigger in MySQL is invoked automatically whenever a delete event is fired on the table. In this article, we are going to learn how to create an AFTER DELETE trigger with its syntax and example. Syntax The following is the syntax to create an AFTER DELETE trigger in MySQL: The AFTER DELETE trigger syntax…

  • BEFORE DELETE Trigger

    BEFORE DELETE Trigger in MySQL is invoked automatically whenever a delete operation is fired on the table. In this article, we are going to learn how to create a before delete trigger with its syntax and example. Syntax The following is the syntax to create a BEFORE DELETE trigger in MySQL: The BEFORE DELETE trigger…

  • AFTER UPDATE TRIGGER

    The AFTER UPDATE trigger in MySQL is invoked automatically whenever an UPDATE event is fired on the table associated with the triggers. In this article, we are going to learn how to create an AFTER UPDATE trigger with its syntax and example. Syntax The following is the syntax to create an AFTER UPDATE trigger in MySQL: We…

  • BEFORE UPDATE Trigger

    BEFORE UPDATE Trigger in MySQL is invoked automatically whenever an update operation is fired on the table associated with the trigger. In this article, we are going to learn how to create a before update trigger with its syntax and example. Syntax The following is the syntax to create a BEFORE UPDATE trigger in MySQL:…

  • AFTER INSERT Trigger

    After Insert Trigger in MySQL is invoked automatically whenever an insert event occurs on the table. In this article, we are going to learn how to create an after insert trigger with its syntax and example. Syntax The following is the syntax to create an AFTER INSERT trigger in MySQL: The AFTER INSERT trigger syntax parameter can…

  • BEFORE INSERT TRIGGER

    Before Insert Trigger in MySQL is invoked automatically whenever an insert operation is executed. In this article, we are going to learn how to create a before insert trigger with its syntax and example. Syntax The following is the syntax to create a BEFORE INSERT trigger in MySQL: The BEFORE INSERT trigger syntax parameter can be…

  • DROP Trigger

    We can drop/delete/remove a trigger in MySQL using the DROP TRIGGER statement. You must be very careful while removing a trigger from the table. Because once we have deleted the trigger, it cannot be recovered. If a trigger is not found, the DROP TRIGGER statement throws an error. MySQL allows us to drop/delete/remove a trigger mainly in…

  • Show/List Triggers

    The show or list trigger is much needed when we have many databases that contain various tables. Sometimes we have the same trigger names in many databases; this query plays an important role in that case. We can get the trigger information in the database server using the below statement. This statement returns all triggers…

  • Create Trigger

    In this article, we are going to learn how to create the first trigger in MySQL. We can create a new trigger in MySQL by using the CREATE TRIGGER statement. It is to ensure that we have trigger privileges while using the CREATE TRIGGER command. The following is the basic syntax to create a trigger:…

  • Trigger

    A trigger in MySQL is a set of SQL statements that reside in a system catalog. It is a special type of stored procedure that is invoked automatically in response to an event. Each trigger is associated with a table, which is activated on any DML statement such as INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE. A trigger is called a…