Auto-increment is not resetting in MySQL

Question

I am trying to set up a script to generate a particular set of test data into my database, at the beginning of which I want to clear the tables concerned without dropping co

Answer 1

I'm sure this has been long answered but when i need to truncate and can't I just do a set foreign_key_checks = 0 then run my truncate and then set foreign_key_checks = 1.