Need HELP IN returning an auto incriment primary key to zero

[Decency]

hi, im in the middle of a situation where i have an auto incriment primary key and i need to change its value back to zero
any ideas ?

[DanceInstructor]

If you empty (TRUNCATE) the table it will go back to zero.

[Phaelax]

If you try to reset just the primary key, you'll run the risk of having repeated numbers unless the table is truncated and wiped out completely.

[DanceInstructor]

An update on this. I have just found out that TRUNCATE `table`; works on MyISAM databases for MySQL to reset the autoincrement value, but not neccessarily other types. It does NOT work on InnoDB types.... If you want to change the table type in MySQL you can do this:

ALTER TABLE `database_name`.`table_name` TYPE = MYISAM;

Then it will be easier to modify or reset the autoincrement value.

[Decency]

thank you for the information i tried to truncate the table but didn't work as i wanted til i changed the type as you said