delete file using MySQL procedure

Question

Is there any way to delete file using SQL command ?
I have image files in filesystem, and links to them in DB. For example:

CREATE TABLE products (
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Answer 1

You can't do this from within MySQL. The only things it can do to affect files are create new ones as part of a SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE ... query. There's no facilities for manipulating external files, let alone deleting them.