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How to add auto-increment to column in MySQL database using PhpMyAdmin?
You can add auto_increment to a column in MySQL database with the help of ALTER command.
The syntax is as follows −
ALTER TABLE yourTableName MODIFY yourColumnName INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT;
To open PhpMyAdmin on localhost, you need to type the following on localhost and press enter −
localhost/phpmyadmin
The screenshot is as follows −
Above, we already have a table “AutoIncrementDemo”. In that, we have a column “UserId” set as Primary key. Let’s say we need to add auto_increment to the same column.
For auto_increment, check the A.I as shown above. The same is marked below as well −
After that press the Save button.
Let us also see how to add auto_increment to MySQL database.
Here is the query to add an auto_increment column in MySQL database. First, create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −
mysql> create table AutoIncrementDemo -> ( -> UserId int -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.45 sec)
Example
Now add an auto_increment column to MySQL database. The query is as follows −
mysql> alter table AutoIncrementDemo -> modify column UserId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY; Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.10 sec) Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
Check the description of the table with the help of the DESC command. The query is as follows −
mysql> desc AutoIncrementDemo;
Output
+--------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +--------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | UserId | int(11) | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment | +--------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ 1 row in set (0.04 sec)
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