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=<tt>CREATE</tt>=
=<tt>CREATE</tt>=
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CREATE [TEMPORARY] TABLE person  
CREATE [TEMPORARY] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] person  
( id smallint,  
( id smallint,  
   name varchar(30) NOT NULL,  
   name varchar(30) NOT NULL,  
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===Primary Key===
===Primary Key===
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ALTER TABLE sometable ADD PRIMARY KEY (somecolumn) sometable_pkey;
ALTER TABLE sometable ADD [CONSTRAINT sometable_pkey] PRIMARY KEY (somecolumn);
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The name of the primary key constraint is optional, and if not specified, it will be generated according to the <code><table_name>_pkey</code> pattern.
If the name of the primary key constraint is not provided with the optional <code>CONSTRAINT ...</code>, the command will generate the name of the primary key constraint to match the <code><table_name>_pkey</code> pattern.
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ALTER TABLE sometable DROP CONSTRAINT [IF EXISTS] constraint_name [RESTRICT|CASCADE];
ALTER TABLE sometable DROP CONSTRAINT [IF EXISTS] constraint_name [RESTRICT|CASCADE];
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===Foreign Key===
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ALTER TABLE sometable ADD [CONSTRAINT sometable_someothertable_id_fkey] FOREIGN KEY (someothertable_id) REFERENCES someothertable(id);
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If the name of the constraint is not provided with <code>CONSTRAINT ...</code>, the command will generate the name of the foreign key constraint to match the <code><this_table_name>_<the_other_table_name>_<column_name>_fkey</code> pattern.
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ALTER TABLE sometable DROP CONSTRAINT [IF EXISTS] constraint_name [RESTRICT|CASCADE];
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 31 May 2024

Internal

Overview

CREATE

CREATE [TEMPORARY] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] person 
( id smallint, 
  name varchar(30) NOT NULL, 
  CONSTRAINT person_pkey PRIMARY KEY (id)
);
PostgreSQL MySQL

If the TEMPORARY keyword is used, the created table will be temporary instead of permanent.

ALTER

ALTER TABLE person [...]

Add/Remove a Column

ALTER TABLE person ADD COLUMN birthday DATE;

ALTER TABLE person DROP COLUMN birthday;
PostgreSQL MySQL

Add/Remove a Constraint

NOT NULL

ALTER TABLE sometable ALTER COLUMN somecolumn SET NOT NULL;

ALTER TABLE sometable ALTER COLUMN somecolumn DROP NOT NULL;
PostgreSQL MySQL

Primary Key

ALTER TABLE sometable ADD [CONSTRAINT sometable_pkey] PRIMARY KEY (somecolumn);

If the name of the primary key constraint is not provided with the optional CONSTRAINT ..., the command will generate the name of the primary key constraint to match the <table_name>_pkey pattern. 

ALTER TABLE sometable DROP CONSTRAINT [IF EXISTS] constraint_name [RESTRICT|CASCADE];
PostgreSQL MySQL

Foreign Key

ALTER TABLE sometable ADD [CONSTRAINT sometable_someothertable_id_fkey] FOREIGN KEY (someothertable_id) REFERENCES someothertable(id);

If the name of the constraint is not provided with CONSTRAINT ..., the command will generate the name of the foreign key constraint to match the <this_table_name>_<the_other_table_name>_<column_name>_fkey pattern. 

ALTER TABLE sometable DROP CONSTRAINT [IF EXISTS] constraint_name [RESTRICT|CASCADE];
PostgreSQL MySQL

DROP

DROP TABLE person [...]
PostgreSQL MySQL

Features

AUTO_INCREMENT

AUTO_INCREMENT
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