Is there a WHERE-NOT condition in MySQL delete commands in PHP?

There is no WHERE-NOT condition in MySQL delete commands in PHP. However, you can achieve the same result by using the NOT IN clause in the WHERE condition. This allows you to specify a list of values that should not be included in the deletion process. 

<?php
// Connect to the database
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "database";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

// Define the list of values to exclude
$excludeList = [1, 2, 3];

// Execute the delete command with NOT IN clause
$sql = "DELETE FROM table_name WHERE column_name NOT IN (" . implode(",", $excludeList) . ")";
if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
    echo "Records deleted successfully";
} else {
    echo "Error deleting records: " . $conn->error;
}

// Close the connection
$conn->close();
?>

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MySQL delete command WHERE-NOT condition PHP database manipulation

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