create a table with foreign key in mysql code example

Example 1: mysql change foreign key

ALTER TABLE Orders
ADD FOREIGN KEY (PersonID) REFERENCES Persons(PersonID);

Example 2: 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;

Example 3: mysql alter add foreign key

ALTER TABLE ordenes ADD ticket VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE ordenes ADD CONSTRAINT fk_ticket FOREIGN KEY (ticket) REFERENCES tickets(ticket);

Example 4: foreign key type uniqu mysql

mysql > create unique index index_bar_id on foos(bar_id);
mysql > alter table foos add constraint index_bar_id foreign key (bar_id) references bars (id);