Hi all, I vaguely recall finding mention a MySQL command or start-up option that blocked any update or delete query that didn't have a WHERE component, to prevent statements accidentally affecting too many rows (like those of a certain absent-minded web developer who might work for the same company as me...). I now can't find any reference to it, other than a vague mention of using safe mode in the comments in the mysql docs; it doesn't explain if that is starting with --safe-mode, or using the mysqld_safe script. Both of these modes seem remarkably poorly documented, making me unwilling to experiment with them without advice, in case one of them disables networking or something similar.
Hoping someone can help with this. Thanks -- Ian Simpson System Administrator MyJobGroup -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
