ERROR importing sql database - mysql

Question

I am a beginner with the sql databases. I am trying to import a database to phpmyadmin and I am getting an error saying:
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 'DEFAULT_AUTOINCREMENT,
firstName varchar (30) NOT_NULL,
lastName var' at line 2
my sql code looks like that:
use myAddressBook
;
create table names (
personID int DEFAULT_AUTOINCREMENT,
firstName varchar (30) NOT_NULL,
lastName varchar (30) NOT_NULL,
constraint pk_name primary_key (personID)
)
;
create table addresses (
addressID int DEFAULT_AUTOINCREMENT,
personID int NOT_NULL,
address1 varchar (50),
address2 varchar (50),
city varchar (30),
state varchar (2),
zipcode varchar (10),
constraint fk_addresses foreign_key (personID)
references names (personID),
constraint pk_addresses primary_key (addressID)
)
;
create table phoneNumbers (
phoneID int DEFAULT_AUTOINCREMENT,
personID int NOT_NULL,
phoneNumber varchar (20),
constraint fk_phoneNumbers foreign_key (personID)
references names (personID),
constraint pk_phoneNumbers primary_key (phoneID)
)
;
create table emailAddresses (
emailID int DEFAULT_AUTOINCREMENT,
personID int NOT_NULL,
emailAddress varchar (50),
constraint fk_emailAddresses foreign_key (personID)
references names (personID),
constraint pk_emailAddresses primary_key (emailID)
)
;
Could anyone please point me in the right direction, where am I going wrong.
Thanks.

Answer 1

There are some issues with your code. You have to use correct MySQL key words instead :
Wrong | Correct
=========================================
DEFAULT_AUTOINCREMENT ===> AUTO_INCREMENT
NOT_NULL ===> NOT NULL
FOREIGN_KEY ===> FOREIGN KEY
PRIMARY_KEY ===> PRIMARY KEY
It should be like this :
USE myAddressBook
;
CREATE TABLE NAMES (
personID INT AUTO_INCREMENT,
firstName VARCHAR (30) NOT NULL,
lastName VARCHAR (30) NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT pk_name PRIMARY KEY (personID)
)
;
CREATE TABLE addresses (
addressID INT AUTO_INCREMENT,
personID INT NOT NULL,
address1 VARCHAR (50),
address2 VARCHAR (50),
city VARCHAR (30),
state VARCHAR (2),
zipcode VARCHAR (10),
CONSTRAINT fk_addresses FOREIGN KEY (personID)
REFERENCES NAMES (personID),
CONSTRAINT pk_addresses PRIMARY KEY (addressID)
)
;
CREATE TABLE phoneNumbers (
phoneID INT AUTO_INCREMENT,
personID INT NOT NULL,
phoneNumber VARCHAR (20),
CONSTRAINT fk_phoneNumbers FOREIGN KEY (personID)
REFERENCES NAMES (personID),
CONSTRAINT pk_phoneNumbers PRIMARY KEY (phoneID)
)
;
CREATE TABLE emailAddresses (
emailID INT AUTO_INCREMENT,
personID INT NOT NULL,
emailAddress VARCHAR (50),
CONSTRAINT fk_emailAddresses FOREIGN KEY (personID)
REFERENCES NAMES (personID),
CONSTRAINT pk_emailAddresses PRIMARY KEY (emailID)
)
;

Answer 2

Try to change all the DEFAULT_AUTOINCREMENT to AUTO_INCREMENT and all the NOT_NULL to NOT NULL and primary_key to primary key and foreign_key to foreign key
In general it is because the code does not match the syntax supported by MySQL.

Answer 3

I am not an expert in php but i also experience this kind of problem . what i did was :
1. export the tables using phpmyadmin.
2. copy the exported tables inside the c:\xampp\mysql\bin DIRECTORY
3. go to COMMAND PROMPT and type
4. cd\
5. cd c:\xampp\mysql\bin
6. execute this simple command
mysql -u root -p newdatabase < names.sql
note : newdatabase is DATABASE_NAME
names.sql is table.sql that you exported from your database.
i hope it can help you.