mysql Delete and Database Relationships

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Published on 2010-05-08T02:57:25Z Indexed on 2010/05/08 3:08 UTC
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If I'm trying to delete multiple rows from a table and one of those rows can't be deleted because of a database relationship, what will happen?

Will the rows that aren't constrained by a relationship still be deleted? Or will the entire delete fail?

Thanks, Colin

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