MySQL MyISAM table locking

Asked 23/12, 2009 at 7:13 Answered 23/12, 2009 at 7:24

Does a MySQL MyISAM table gets locked when records are deleted from it?

Charge answered 23/12, 2009 at 7:13 Comment(0)

MyISAM tables supports table level locking, and yes, a write lock is employed when deleting (or insert & updating) records.

Borsch answered 23/12, 2009 at 7:24 Comment(0)