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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T00:27:07+00:00 2026-05-27T00:27:07+00:00

How to constrain a column in my table so it can’t have two or

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How to constrain a column in my table so it can’t have two or more
similar values at a time and it isn’t a primary key ?

Should I use CHECK or CONSTRAINT or … ? what’s the right way to achieve that ?

note : I’m using MySQL

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    2026-05-27T00:27:07+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 12:27 am

    You have to create a unique index:

    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX foo_idx1 ON foo (bar)
    

    MySQL does not implement check constraints.

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