MySql - Create Table If Not Exists Else Truncate?

Question

Here is the updated question:

the current query is doing something like:

$sql1 = \"TRUNCATE TABLE fubar\";
$sql2 = \"CREATE TEMP         


        

Answer 1

You could do the truncate after the 'create if not exists'. That way it will always exist... and always be empty at that point.

CREATE TABLE fubar IF NOT EXISTS
TRUNCATE TABLE fubar