set @save_check_constraint=@@check_constraint_checks; create table t1 (a int check(a>10), b int check (b > 20), constraint `min` check (a+b > 100), constraint `max` check (a+b <500)) engine=myisam; show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL CHECK (`a` > 10), `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL CHECK (`b` > 20), CONSTRAINT `min` CHECK (`a` + `b` > 100), CONSTRAINT `max` CHECK (`a` + `b` < 500) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 insert into t1 values (100,100); insert into t1 values (1,1); ERROR 23000: CONSTRAINT `a` failed for `test`.`t1` insert into t1 values (20,1); ERROR 23000: CONSTRAINT `b` failed for `test`.`t1` insert into t1 values (20,30); ERROR 23000: CONSTRAINT `min` failed for `test`.`t1` insert into t1 values (500,500); ERROR 23000: CONSTRAINT `max` failed for `test`.`t1` insert into t1 values (101,101),(102,102),(600,600),(103,103); ERROR 23000: CONSTRAINT `max` failed for `test`.`t1` select * from t1; a b 100 100 101 101 102 102 truncate table t1; insert ignore into t1 values (101,101),(102,102),(600,600),(103,103); Warnings: Warning 4025 CONSTRAINT `max` failed for `test`.`t1` select * from t1; a b 101 101 102 102 103 103 set check_constraint_checks=0; truncate table t1; insert into t1 values (101,101),(102,102),(600,600),(103,103); select * from t1; a b 101 101 102 102 600 600 103 103 set check_constraint_checks=@save_check_constraint; alter table t1 add c int default 0 check (c < 10); ERROR 23000: CONSTRAINT `max` failed for table set check_constraint_checks=0; alter table t1 add c int default 0 check (c < 10); alter table t1 add check (a+b+c < 500); set check_constraint_checks=@save_check_constraint; show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL CHECK (`a` > 10), `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL CHECK (`b` > 20), `c` int(11) DEFAULT 0 CHECK (`c` < 10), CONSTRAINT `min` CHECK (`a` + `b` > 100), CONSTRAINT `max` CHECK (`a` + `b` < 500), CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_1` CHECK (`a` + `b` + `c` < 500) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 insert into t1 values(105,105,105); ERROR 23000: CONSTRAINT `c` failed for `test`.`t1` insert into t1 values(249,249,9); ERROR 23000: CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_1` failed for `test`.`t1` insert into t1 values(105,105,9); select * from t1; a b c 101 101 0 102 102 0 600 600 0 103 103 0 105 105 9 create table t2 like t1; show create table t2; Table Create Table t2 CREATE TABLE `t2` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL CHECK (`a` > 10), `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL CHECK (`b` > 20), `c` int(11) DEFAULT 0 CHECK (`c` < 10), CONSTRAINT `min` CHECK (`a` + `b` > 100), CONSTRAINT `max` CHECK (`a` + `b` < 500), CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_1` CHECK (`a` + `b` + `c` < 500) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 alter table t2 drop constraint c; ERROR 42000: Can't DROP CONSTRAINT `c`; check that it exists alter table t2 drop constraint if exists c; Warnings: Note 1091 Can't DROP CONSTRAINT `c`; check that it exists alter table t2 drop constraint min; show create table t2; Table Create Table t2 CREATE TABLE `t2` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL CHECK (`a` > 10), `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL CHECK (`b` > 20), `c` int(11) DEFAULT 0 CHECK (`c` < 10), CONSTRAINT `max` CHECK (`a` + `b` < 500), CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_1` CHECK (`a` + `b` + `c` < 500) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1,t2; create or replace table t1 (a int, b int, constraint check (a>b)); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_1` CHECK (`a` > `b`) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 create or replace table t1 (a int, b int, constraint CONSTRAINT_1 check (a>1), constraint check (b>1)); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_1` CHECK (`a` > 1), CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_2` CHECK (`b` > 1) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 create or replace table t1 (a int, b int, constraint CONSTRAINT_1 check (a>1), constraint check (b>1), constraint CONSTRAINT_2 check (a>b)); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_1` CHECK (`a` > 1), CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_3` CHECK (`b` > 1), CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_2` CHECK (`a` > `b`) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1; create table t1(c1 int, c2 int as (c1 + 1), check (c2 > 2)); insert into t1(c1) values(1); ERROR 23000: CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_1` failed for `test`.`t1` insert into t1(c1) values(2); drop table t1; create table t1 (a int, b int, check(a>0)); alter table t1 drop column a; ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'a' in 'CHECK' drop table t1; create table t1 (a int check (@b in (select user from mysql.user))); ERROR HY000: Function or expression 'select ...' cannot be used in the CHECK clause of `a` create table t1 (a int check (a > @b)); ERROR HY000: Function or expression '@b' cannot be used in the CHECK clause of `a`