Ignore MySQL foreign key constraints in PHP

Question

Is there a way to override mysql foreign key constraints in a php script?

I have a query passed to mysql from php, but it fails a foreign key constraint, is there any wa

Answer 1

You can execute that MySQL query to disable foreign keys check:

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;

Don't forget to enable it when you're done:

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;