[TYPO3-dev] Deleting record several places?

[Dmitry Dulepov]

Hi!

Franz Holzinger wrote:
> Is this reference index needed, if you did never refer to a record from
> this table? Isn't there any tool which can repair it?

AtoQ1: you never know. what if someone extends your table and makes a reference?

AtoQ2: Imagine that you break the door to your house instead of using the key just because you know you can repair that door. Does it sound logical or even possible? TYPO3 has tools to rebuild reference index but it means reading every record in the database and may take hours. Why break something if you can avoid it by using the API?

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Dmitry Dulepov
TYPO3 core team
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