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What are Triggers?

Explore SQL triggers to understand how they automatically execute in response to data modifications like inserts, updates, and deletes. Learn how triggers help maintain data integrity, support logging, and manage multiple actions within a database. Discover their advantages and limitations to enhance your SQL skills.

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What are Triggers?

Triggers are MySQL programs that are executed automatically in response to an event. They are associated with tables. More specifically, a trigger is invoked in response to events that change the contents of a table like the INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements. Triggers can be invoked before or after these events take place.

The SQL standard specifies two ...