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Adam Smallman
4,182 PointsCant create new database in SQL
In php My Admin 4.1.12
CREATE DATABASE Test
CREATE TABLE joke ( id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, joketext TEXT, jokedate DATE NOT NULL ) tf8 ENGINE=InnoDB
When I press "go" I get an Error message saying
Error SQL query:
CREATE DATABASE Test
CREATE TABLE joke ( id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, joketext TEXT, jokedate DATE NOT NULL ) tf8 ENGINE=InnoDB MySQL said: Documentation
1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'CREATE TABLE joke (
id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, joketext T' at line 3
Any ideas ? I am coping the code exact.
1 Answer
Spenser Hale
20,915 PointsIt appears you are trying to set a character set, however you are missing it's property call. The tf8 should be CHAR SET=utf8
Below should work: ... CREATE TABLE joke ( id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, joketext TEXT, jokedate DATE NOT NULL ) CHAR SET=utf8 ENGINE=InnoDB; ...
Jason Jones
18,663 PointsJason Jones
18,663 PointsI don't see a semicolon anywhere in your SQL statement, I ran
CREATE TABLE joke ( id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, joketext TEXT, jokedate DATE NOT NULL );on my local machine and it created the table without any issues. I don't use InnoDB, so I excluded it on purpose.