[TYPO3-core] RFC: Bug #13508: Use exec_TRUNCATETABLEquery() instead of DELETE FROM throughout the core

[Xavier Perseguers]

Hi,

> Add $allowTruncate parameter to DELETE which is TRUE by default. This
> way every DELETE automatically gets faster (TRUNCATE) and if some
> extension really NEEDS the triggers or the auto-increment counter, it
> can disable it.

After thinking still a bit, I'm against a DELETE that performs a TRUNCATE in underground "automagically" even if it makes stuff seem easier. Problem is that whenever I have constraints on a foreign 
table such as ON DELETE CASCADE, TRUNCATE cannot be used. This is a major drawback and means we definitively need a dedicated method that is public.

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Xavier Perseguers
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