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Change value for a PK column with AUTO_INCREMENT in mysql

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<code class="sql">show create table TABLE_NAME; // Check current AUTO_INCREMENT value
update IGNORE TABLE_NAME set primary_field = 'value' ...; // Change the column value with IGNORE keyword
alter table TABLE_NAME AUTO_INCREMENT = 50; // Set AUTO_INCREMENT
show create table TABLE_NAME; // Check current AUTO_INCREMENT value again
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