primary key mysql code example

Example 1: what is primary key

Primary Key :
It is unique column in every table in a database
It can ONLY accept;
    - nonduplicate values
    - cannot be NULL



Foreign Key: 
It is a column that comes from a different table and
using Foreign key tables are related each other
It is the primary key of another table
It can be duplicate or null for another table




Unique Key:
Only unique value and also can contain NULL

Example 2: MySql get primary keys of table

SELECT COLUMN_NAME
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'Your Database'
  AND TABLE_NAME = 'Your Table name'
  AND COLUMN_KEY = 'PRI';


SELECT COLUMN_NAME
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'Your Database'
  AND TABLE_NAME = 'Your Table name'
  AND COLUMN_KEY = 'UNI';

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