I'm trying to add a column to one of of my database tables, but there is a syntax error and I can't seem to find the problem...
My current database table looks like this:
component + tag_id + item_id
------------|----------|-----------
com_content | 23 | 2642
com_content | 26 | 3481
com_content | 35 | 1868
com_content | 85 | 5827
com_content | 89 | 7882
I want it to look like this, where 'id' is auto increment and all columns part of the primary key
id + component + tag_id + item_id
-----|--------------|----------|-----------
1 | com_content | 23 | 2642
2 | com_content | 26 | 3481
3 | com_content | 35 | 1868
4 | com_content | 85 | 5827
5 | com_content | 89 | 7882
This is my query:
DROP PRIMARY KEY
ALTER TABLE gitags_items
ADD COLUMN id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT FIRST
PRIMARY KEY (id,component,tag_id,item_id)
However I'm getting this error message:
#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 'PRIMARY KEY ALTER TABLE gitags_items ADD COLUMN id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INC' at line 1
Any help/pointers would be much appreciated
The 'ALTER TABLE' bit must come first, and then each part must be seperated by a comma:
ALTER TABLE gitags_items
DROP PRIMARY KEY,
ADD COLUMN id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT FIRST,
ADD PRIMARY KEY (id,component,tag_id,item_id);
but I'm not sure if you can drop and create a primary key in the same staatement.
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