CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER PRIMARY KEY) Engine=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1); TRUNCATE TABLE t1; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 SELECT * FROM t1; ERROR 42S02: Table 'test.t1' doesn't exist DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1); CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (2); SELECT f1 = 2 FROM t1; f1 = 2 1 SELECT COUNT(*) = 1 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 1 1 TRUNCATE TABLE t1; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 SELECT COUNT(*) = 1 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 1 1 SELECT f1 = 1 FROM t1; f1 = 1 1 DROP TABLE t1; SELECT COUNT(*) = 1 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 1 1 SELECT f1 = 1 FROM t1; f1 = 1 1 TRUNCATE TABLE t1; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1); CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE t1 (f1 INTEGER) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (2); TRUNCATE TABLE t1; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 SELECT f1 = 2 FROM t1; f1 = 2 1 SELECT COUNT(*) = 1 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 1 1 DROP TABLE t1; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM t1; COUNT(*) = 0 1 DROP TABLE t1;