MYSQL FOREIGN KEY ISSUES - mysql

Question

I am trying to create a table which references two other tables that I have planned to make, but have not made yet. I am wondering if that is the issue here or if there is a syntax error that I am missing. If anyone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated
mysql> CREATE TABLE items (
items$id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
sales$id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
img$id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
desc VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(items$id),
FOREIGN KEY(sales$id) REFERENCES sales(sales$id),
FOREIGN KEY(img$id) REFERENCES image(img$id)
ERROR 1064 (42000): 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 'desc VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(items$id),
FOREIGN KEY(sales$id) REFEREN' at line 6
I tried to remove the references, as in just do 'FOREIGN KEY(sales$id)' and 'FOREIGN KEY(img$id)' to see if that would work (I am new to mysql), but that also did not work. Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

The problem is your field name: desc
desc is a keyword in mysql see here
Your sql would be better like this:
CREATE TABLE items ( items$id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, sales$id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, img$id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, descr VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(items$id),
FOREIGN KEY(sales$id) REFERENCES sales(sales$id),
FOREIGN KEY(img$id) REFERENCES image(img$id))
Ps: you missed closing bracket ')' at the end of your sql query.