Use DELETE to delete records, but if you have multiple duplicate records, then limit the deletion using MySQL LIMIT as in the below syntax −
Syntax
delete from yourTableName where yourColumnName=yourValue limit 1;
Let us first create a table −
mysql> create table DemoTable -> ( -> Amount int -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.38 sec)
Insert some records in the table using insert command −
mysql> insert into DemoTable values(50); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(100); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.36 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(50); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.59 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(70); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(90); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values(50); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec)
Display all records from the table using select statement −
mysql> select *from DemoTable;
This will produce the following output −
+--------+ | Amount | +--------+ | 50 | | 100 | | 50 | | 70 | | 90 | | 50 | +--------+ 6 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Here is the query to delete a single value from a table −
mysql> delete from DemoTable where Amount=50 limit 1; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.39 sec)
Let us check the table records once again −
mysql> select *from DemoTable;
This will produce the following output −
+--------+ | Amount | +--------+ | 100 | | 50 | | 70 | | 90 | | 50 | +--------+ 5 rows in set (0.00 sec)