Sql Programming Tutorials, Guides & Best Practices

• Locks: MySQL automatically locks the necessary rows during transactions to prevent conflicts. However, you can manually acquire locks using the LOCK TABLES command if needed.
• Deadlocks: Occur when two or more transactions block each other. MySQL automatically detects deadlocks and rolls back one of the transactions.

LOCK TABLES accounts WRITE;

-- Perform operations here

UNLOCK TABLES;