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Asked: 2026-05-31T08:26:00+00:00

What is this? SQL query: ALTER TABLE `ads` ADD `ad_title` VARCHAR NOT NULL MySQL

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What is this?

SQL query: 

ALTER TABLE `ads` ADD `ad_title` VARCHAR NOT NULL 

MySQL said:  
 #1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'NOT NULL' at line 1

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  1. Editorial Team

    The syntax error in this sentence lies in the type definition of the column. It should specify the maximum length of the VARCHAR column. 

    ALTER TABLE `ads` ADD `ad_title` VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL

    It is working in this sqlfiddle.

    See the following example, where length 50 is assigned to columns First_Name and Surname:

    enter image description here

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