What are Triggers?

This lesson provides an introduction to triggers and discusses the benefits and trade-offs of using them.

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.

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