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Frank Solomon started out building front-end and database software with Microsoft stack tools such as SQL Server and ASP and then extended into ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, and more. He learns about new products, languages, and technologies all the time, and he pushed into technical writing as a way to present and express his research and discoveries. He works as a contractor right now. He has worked in start-ups himself, and he knows that the hard work of writers and developers makes the end user experience easier.
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Prashanth Jayaram is a database technologist, blogger, engineering lead, automation expert, TechNet wiki ninja, PowerShell Geek, and technologist enthusiast with extensive experience in designing database solutions. He is the author of PowerShell 6.0 Linux Administration Cookbook and has hands-on experience with the next generation database technologies. He has been awarded as ABOVE and BEYOND and Best SQL Author 2018 towards his contribution to SQL Server technology. He has articulated over 200+ articles widespread across SQL, NoSQL, PowerShell, Python, SQL on Linux, SQL on Azure, and SQL on AWS arenas.
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Awni Al Saqqa is a Microsoft Technology Specialist in MS SQL Server and a certified solutions developer since 2007. He has over a decade of experience with database development and administration on SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. He is a solutions architect, who is hands-on in many enterprise projects for different business sectors, such as education, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, marketing, and more, which has given him the perfect combination between business and technical experience.
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Foreign Key Constraints

Let's look at this in the context of a primary key. When this primary key is referenced by a column in another table, this primary key becomes the foreign key of the other table. For example, consider the previously created database PACKT_ONLINE_SHOP:

DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS PACKT_ONLINE_SHOP;
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS PACKT_ONLINE_SHOP;
USE PACKT_ONLINE_SHOP;
CREATE TABLE Customers
(
    CustomerID INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    FirstName CHAR(50) NOT NULL,
    LastName CHAR(50) NOT NULL,
    Address CHAR(250) NULL,
    Email CHAR(200) NULL,
    Phone CHAR(50) NULL,
    Notes VARCHAR(750) NULL,
    BalanceNotes VARCHAR(750) NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY (CustomerID)
);
CREATE TABLE Orders
(
    OrderID INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    ...
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Frank Solomon

Frank Solomon started out building front-end and database software with Microsoft stack tools such as SQL Server and ASP and then extended into ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, and more. He learns about new products, languages, and technologies all the time, and he pushed into technical writing as a way to present and express his research and discoveries. He works as a contractor right now. He has worked in start-ups himself, and he knows that the hard work of writers and developers makes the end user experience easier.
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Prashanth Jayaram

Prashanth Jayaram is a database technologist, blogger, engineering lead, automation expert, TechNet wiki ninja, PowerShell Geek, and technologist enthusiast with extensive experience in designing database solutions. He is the author of PowerShell 6.0 Linux Administration Cookbook and has hands-on experience with the next generation database technologies. He has been awarded as ABOVE and BEYOND and Best SQL Author 2018 towards his contribution to SQL Server technology. He has articulated over 200+ articles widespread across SQL, NoSQL, PowerShell, Python, SQL on Linux, SQL on Azure, and SQL on AWS arenas.
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Awni Al Saqqa

Awni Al Saqqa is a Microsoft Technology Specialist in MS SQL Server and a certified solutions developer since 2007. He has over a decade of experience with database development and administration on SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. He is a solutions architect, who is hands-on in many enterprise projects for different business sectors, such as education, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, marketing, and more, which has given him the perfect combination between business and technical experience.
Read more about Awni Al Saqqa