How do I declare a multi-column PK in MySQL
Question
I'm trying to create a table with two columns comprising the primary key in MySQL, but I can't figure out the syntax. I understand single-column PKs, but the syntax isn't the same to create a primary key with two columns.
Solution
CREATE TABLE table_name
(
c1 INT NOT NULL,
c2 INT NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (c1, c2)
)
OTHER TIPS
Try:
create table .....
primary key (`id1`, `id2`)
)
Example:
CREATE TABLE `synthesis`.`INV_MasterItemList` (
`MasterItemList_ID` INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`Customer_ID` INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`Model_ID` INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
`Serial` VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`MasterItemList_ID`),
UNIQUE INDEX `INDEX_UNIQUE`(`Customer_ID`, `Model_ID`, `Serial`)
)
An example (from osCommerce) :
CREATE TABLE categories_description (
categories_id int DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
language_id int DEFAULT '1' NOT NULL,
categories_name varchar(32) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (categories_id, language_id),
KEY idx_categories_name (categories_name)
);
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