Mysql Triggers Example

Mysql triggers are like schedulers run on table changes.  When INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE command executions, these triggers are executed automatically.

Below is a sample of SQL commands to create and test Triggers when insert happens to "test1" table.

Create below four tables and insert values into "test3" & "test4" tables.

Trigger

This Trigger is executed when insert happens into "test1" table. It gets "test1.a1" value and insert it into "test2" table. And, delete it from "test3" table. Update  "test4" b4 value.

Create Tables

CREATE TABLE test1(a1 INT);
CREATE TABLE test2(a2 INT);
CREATE TABLE test3(a3 INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY);
CREATE TABLE test4(
a4 INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
b4 INT DEFAULT 0
);

Create Trigger

delimiter |

CREATE TRIGGER testref BEFORE INSERT ON test1
FOR EACH ROW BEGIN
INSERT INTO test2 SET a2 = NEW.a1;
DELETE FROM test3 WHERE a3 = NEW.a1;
UPDATE test4 SET b4 = b4 + 1 WHERE a4 = NEW.a1;
END;
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Insertions

delimiter ;

INSERT INTO test3 (a3) VALUES
(NULL), (NULL), (NULL), (NULL), (NULL),
(NULL), (NULL), (NULL), (NULL), (NULL);

INSERT INTO test4 (a4) VALUES
(0), (0), (0), (0), (0), (0), (0), (0), (0), (0);

Executes following SQL to run the Trigger.

INSERT INTO test1 VALUES (1), (3), (1), (7), (1), (8), (4), (4);