query on mysql table creation composite primary key from foreign keys of two tables

Question

I have the following tables

books(
  bkid varchar(255),
  bkname varchar(255),
  bkauth varchar(255),
  bkpub varchar(255),
  bkedn int(10)
)

members(
  memid varchar(255),
  memname varchar(255),
  memaddr varchar(255),
  memcon varchar(255),
  mememail varchar(255)
)

bkid and memid are primary keys.

Now I am trying to make a composite primary key (bkid and memid) taking them as foreign keys from the tables books and members, the syntax is giving me some errors and I am not able to create the new table.

create table issuebooks(
  bkid varchar(255),
  memid varchar(255),
  issuestatus varchar(255),
  references foreign key bkid(books),
  references foreign key memid(members),
  primary key (bkid,memid)
);

Answer 1

Your create table statement is incorrect. This will work (tested on SQLFiddle)

create table issuebooks(
  bkid varchar(255) references bkid(books),
  memid varchar(255) references memid(members),
  issuestatus varchar(255),
  primary key (bkid,memid)
);

Advice... use integer id columns instead of VARCHAR(255) if you can... you won't regret it. And make those columns NOT NULL.