创建外键的语法如下-alter table yourSecondTableName ADD CONSTRAINT yourConstraintname FOREIGN KEY(yourForeignKeyColumnName)
references yourFirstTableName (yourPrimaryKeyColumnName);
为了理解上述语法,让我们创建两个表。创建第一个表的查询如下-mysql> create table Department_Table
-> (
-> Department_Id int not null auto_increment primary key,
-> Department_Name varchar(30)
-> );
创建第二张表的查询如下-mysql> create table Employee_Table
-> (
-> EmployeeID int not null auto_increment primary key,
-> EmployeeName varchar(80),
-> Job varchar(30),
-> Department_Id int not null references department(departmentID)
-> );
上面的Department_Id int而不是null引用department(departmentID)不会创建外键。现在,按照上述语法创建外键。
查询如下-mysql> alter table Employee_Table ADD CONSTRAINT fk_Department_Id FOREIGN KEY(Department_Id)
-> references Department_Table(Department_Id);
Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: