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--- linux_wiki:create_a_simple_database_schema [2018/04/20 12:40]
billdozor [Lab Setup]
+++ linux_wiki:create_a_simple_database_schema [2019/05/25 23:50] (current)
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 Create a new table in the emails database
 <code bash>
-MariaDB [emails]> CREATE TABLE users (userID INT, userFirstName char(25), userLastName char(30), userEmailAddress char(50))
+MariaDB [emails]> CREATE TABLE users (userID INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, userFirstName CHAR(50), userLastName CHAR(50), userEmailAddress CHAR(50)) AUTO_INCREMENT = 100;
 </code>
   * When you create a table, you must define the names of the columns and the type of data they should contain
-  * userID INT -> Named userID and of type integer
+  * Column Definitions
-  * userFirstName char(25) -> Named userFirstName and of type characters up to 25 long
+    * userID INT -> Named userID and of type integer
+      * AUTO_INCREMENT -> Auto increment the entries in this column
+      * PRIMARY KEY -> The userid column is the primary sorting key
+    * userFirstName char(25) -> Named userFirstName and of type characters up to 25 long
+  * Table Options
+    * AUTO_INCREMENT = 100 -> Start userid at 100
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