mysql> SELECT * FROM test1;
+----+-------+-----------+
| id | id2 | str |
+----+-------+-----------+
| 1 | 11111 | hello |
| 2 | 11111 | world |
| 3 | 22222 | hello |
| 4 | 22222 | world |
| 5 | 11111 | my friend |
+----+-------+-----------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> ALTER IGNORE TABLE test1 ADD UNIQUE INDEX(id2);
Query OK, 5 rows affected (0.05 sec)
Records: 5 Duplicates: 3 Warnings: 0
mysql> SELECT * FROM test1;
+----+-------+-------+
| id | id2 | str |
+----+-------+-------+
| 1 | 11111 | hello |
| 3 | 22222 | hello |
+----+-------+-------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> ALTER TABLE test1 DROP INDEX id2;
Query OK, 2 rows affected (0.04 sec)
Records: 2 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0