delete data from 2 tables using 1 query

Question

I want delete all data from tables ( topics and hits_counter ) , topic_id col in table1 = post_topic col in table 2 , i don't know where's the problem .

Code :

$stmt = $con->prepare("DELETE FROM topics INNER JOIN hits_counter ON 
topics.topic_id = hits_counter.post_topic WHERE topics.topic_id = ?");
$stmt->bind_param("i", $id);
$stmt->execute(); 

Answer 1

You need to mention from which tables you want to delete if there is more than one in the statement

DELETE hits_counter, topics
FROM topics 
INNER JOIN hits_counter ON ...