create table t(id int primary key, a int) engine=InnoDB; insert into t (id, a) values (1, 1); alter table t modify column id int auto_increment; check table t; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t check status OK insert into t (a) values (2); alter table t modify column id int, algorithm=instant; check table t; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t check status OK insert into t (id, a) values (3, 3); select * from t; id a 1 1 2 2 3 3 check table t; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t check status OK drop table t;