connection node_2; connection node_1; CREATE TABLE parent ( id INT PRIMARY KEY, KEY (id) ) ENGINE=InnoDB; CREATE TABLE child ( id INT PRIMARY KEY, parent_id INT, FOREIGN KEY (parent_id) REFERENCES parent(id) ) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO parent VALUES (1); INSERT INTO child VALUES (1,1); SET SESSION foreign_key_checks = 0; INSERT INTO child VALUES (2,2); connection node_2; SELECT COUNT(*) = 1 FROM child WHERE id = 2; COUNT(*) = 1 1 INSERT INTO child VALUES (3,3); ERROR 23000: Cannot add or update a child row: a foreign key constraint fails (`test`.`child`, CONSTRAINT `child_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`parent_id`) REFERENCES `parent` (`id`)) SET SESSION foreign_key_checks = 0; DELETE FROM parent; connection node_1; SELECT COUNT(*) = 0 FROM parent; COUNT(*) = 0 1 DROP TABLE child; DROP TABLE parent;