query “ ALTER TABLE test_posts ADD sticky boolean NOT NULL default = false” = error

Question

Whats wrong with my query?

 ALTER TABLE test_posts ADD sticky boolean NOT NULL default = false 

#1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '=false' at line 2

Answer 1

You need to remove the =:

ALTER TABLE test_posts ADD sticky boolean NOT NULL default false 

Answer 2

This SQL command should work:

ALTER TABLE test_posts ADD sticky bit NOT NULL default 'false'