mysql reference key example

Example 1: mysql change foreign key

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

Example 2: drop foreign key

ALTER TABLE table_name
DROP CONSTRAINT fk_name;

Example 3: mysql remove foreign key constraint

ALTER TABLE jobs DROP FOREIGN KEY constraint_name

Example 4: foreign key mySql

CREATE TABLE parent (
    id INT NOT NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY (id)
) ENGINE=INNODB;

CREATE TABLE child (
    id INT,
    parent_id INT,
    INDEX par_ind (parent_id),
    FOREIGN KEY (parent_id)
        REFERENCES parent(id)
        ON DELETE CASCADE
) ENGINE=INNODB;