a job to delete rows older than 3 months in mysql database

Question

We use mysql server as a centralized logging system and I want to have a job to delete\\clean the table entries that are more than 3 months old regularly. What is the best way t

Answer 1

Do you store the date an item is created in a field?

If so,

DELETE FROM myTable WHERE dateEntered < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 3 MONTH);

should work...

You could run it in a scheduled task/cron job...