mysql creating a new table and link it to the existing an table code example

Example 1: how to create a table structure from another table in mysql

CREATE TABLE new_tbl LIKE orig_tbl;  //(creates an empty table only definition is
                                        same.)

Example 2: how to create a table based on another table in mysql

Press CTRL+C to copy CREATE TABLE new_tbl [AS] SELECT * FROM orig_tbl;