mysql 1064 error SYNTAX ERROR

Question

I keep getting this error every time i try to create a table in my sql database:

Error in query (1064): Syntax error near 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users ( id int(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `' at line 2

Could I get some help with this?

use luke_f_db
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `users` (
 `id` int(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
 `username` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
 `email` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
 `password` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
 `trn_date` datetime NOT NULL,
 PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
 );

Answer 1

There's an error with your use command. Add an ; behind the first line or just check if the database exists and your account has access to it.

The CREATE Code worked fine for me.

Answer 2

You could run only one command per query**. The mySQL command line client allows you to split multiple commands with ; but still runs them sequentially.

Remove the use luke_f_db line. The database to be used should be selected within the connect command. See http://www.w3schools.com/php/func_mysqli_connect.asp :

$con = mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");

The database name is the last argument to mysqli_connect.

The same information is found in the official PHP documentation: http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.construct.php

** Some mySQL client implementations also allow multiple commands in one call, but you should avoid it. Using this feature in a script isn't portable to other databases and you won't ever know which of your commands triggered an error if one occurs.