On 3/11/15 10:54 AM, Gunnlaugur Thor Briem wrote:
(Even better, just make the new table not temporary, and have it replace the former table altogether. But that's for later; requires some broader changes in our application.)
The other thing you should consider is using TRUNCATE instead of an un-filtered DELETE. It will both be much faster to perform and won't leave any dead rows behind.
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