Trying to add foreign key in mysql with heidisql
I've been trying to add a foreign key to my table using heidisql and I keep getting the error 1452.
After reading around I made sure all my tables were running on InnoDB as well as checking that they had the same datatype and the only way I can add my key is if I drop all my data which I don't intend to do since I have spent quite a few hours on this.
here is my table create code:
CREATE TABLE `data` (
`ID` INT(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
#bunch of random other columns stripped out
`Ability_1` SMALLINT(5) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
#more stripped tables
`Extra_Info` SET('1','2','3','Final','Legendary') NOT NULL DEFAULT '1' COLLATE 'utf8_unicode_ci',
PRIMARY KEY (`ID`),
UNIQUE INDEX `ID` (`ID`)
)
COLLATE='utf8_unicode_ci'
ENGINE=InnoDB
AUTO_INCREMENT=650;
here is table 2
CREATE TABLE `ability` (
`ability_ID` SMALLINT(5) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
#stripped columns
`Name_English` VARCHAR(12) NOT NULL COLLATE 'utf8_unicode_ci',
PRIMARY KEY (`ability_ID`),
UNIQUE INDEX `ability_ID` (`ability_ID`)
)
COLLATE='utf8_unicode_ci'
ENGINE=InnoDB
AUTO_INCREMENT=165;
Finally here is the create code along with the error.
ALTER TABLE `data`
ADD CONSTRAINT `Ability_1` FOREIGN KEY (`Ability_1`) REFERENCES `ability` (`ability_ID`) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE;
/* SQL Error (1452): Cannot add or update a child row: a foreign key constraint fails (`check`.`#sql-ec0_2`, CONSTRAINT `Ability_1` FOREIGN KEY (`Ability_1`) REFERENCES `ability` (`ability_ID`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE) */
If there is anything else I can provide please let me know this is really bothering me. I'm also using 5.5.27 - MySQL Community Server (GPL) that came with xampp installer.
Answer
If you are using HeidiSQL it is pretty easy.
Just see the image, click on the +Add to add foreign keys.
I prefer GUI way of creating tables and its attribute because it saves time and reduces errors.