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toledorobia/remove_duplicate_rows.sql

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MYSQL - Remove duplicate rows
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remove_duplicate_rows.sql
-- The greater ID:
DELETE n1 FROM names n1, names n2 WHERE n1.id > n2.id AND n1.name = n2.name
--The lower ID:
DELETE n1 FROM names n1, names n2 WHERE n1.id < n2.id AND n1.name = n2.name
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