SQL

sql foreign key

# A foreign key is essentially a reference to a primary
# key in another table.

# A Simple table of Users, 
CREATE TABLE users(
	userId INT NOT NULL,
  	username VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
  	passwd VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
  	PRIMARY KEY(userId);
);
# Lets add a LEGIT user!
INSERT INTO users VALUES(1000,"Terry","Teabagface$2");

# We will create an order table that holds a reference
# to an order made by our Terry
CREATE TABLE orders(
	orderId INT NOT NULL,
  	orderDescription VARCHAR(255),
  	ordererId INT NOT NULL,
  	PRIMARY KEY(orderId),
  	FOREIGN KEY (ordererId) REFERENCES users(userId)
);
# Now we can add an order from Terry
INSERT INTO orders VALUES(0001,"Goat p0rn Weekly",1000);

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# See the link below

sql foreign key

create table Jobs(
job_id number not null,
job_title varchar(30),
min_salary number,
max_salary number
);
create table job_history(
employee_id number not null,
start_date date,
end_date date,
job_id number not null,
department_id number
);
alter table jobs add constraint pk_jobs primary key(job_id);
alter table job_history add constraint fk_job foreign key(job_id) references jobs(job_id);

foreign key in sql

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


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

Unique Key:
Only unique value and also can contain NULL

SQL FOREIGN KEY Constraint

CREATE TABLE Orders (
  order_id INT PRIMARY KEY,
  customer_id int REFERENCES Customers(id)
);

foreign key in sql dbms

FOREIGN KEY (fk_col_name) 
REFERENCES target_table_name (pk_col_name);

foreign key sql

 A foreign key is an attribute of a relation (subordinate/dependent)
that points to the primary key of another relation (main/master)
FK is used to create a many-to-one (one-to-many) relationship.