add foreign key to create table mysql code example
Example: mysql add foreign key
-- On Create
CREATE TABLE tableName (
ID INT,
SomeEntityID INT,
PRIMARY KEY (ID),
FOREIGN KEY (SomeEntityID)
REFERENCES SomeEntityTable(ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
);
-- On Alter, if the column already exists but has no FK
ALTER TABLE
tableName
ADD
FOREIGN KEY (SomeEntityID) REFERENCES SomeEntityTable(ID) ON DELETE CASCADE;
-- Add FK with a specific name
-- On Alter, if the column already exists but has no FK
ALTER TABLE
tableName
ADD CONSTRAINT fk_name
FOREIGN KEY (SomeEntityID) REFERENCES SomeEntityTable(ID) ON DELETE CASCADE;