prevent delete * from table unless primary key specified

Question

I want to prevent user from using deleting * from table unless primary key specified, one of our team member accendently used "delete * from table_name" i want to prevent such scenarios in future.

Answer 1

Would safe updates be viable for you? This is an option you can enable on the command line, in the option file or set a variable in SQL code that prevents updates and deletes without a where clause that includes the key columns defining the rows to change.

In MySQL Workbench there is a setting in Preferences -> SQL Editor -> Safe Updates (rejects UPDATEs and DELETEs with no restriction). I believe this is even on by default.