ALTER TABLE | SQL Tutorial and Query Example

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ALTER TABLE


  • ALTER TABLE syntax in SQL
    ALTER TABLE table_name
    action;
    -- ADD column_name datatype;
    -- ALTER COLUMN column_name new_datatype;
    -- RENAME COLUMN old_column_name TO new_column_name;
    -- DROP COLUMN column_name;
    -- ADD CONSTRAINT pk_constraint_name PRIMARY KEY (column_name);
    -- ADD CONSTRAINT fk_constraint_name FOREIGN KEY (column_name) REFERENCES other_table (other_column);
    -- DROP CONSTRAINT constraint_name;