[mysql] #1064 -You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version

I'm new to PHP and MySQL and ran into a little trouble with a learning project I'm working on.

Whenever I try to create a table

CREATE TABLE transactions(
id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
location varchar(50) NOT NULL,
description varchar(50) NOT NULL,
category varchar(50) NOT NULL,
amount double(10) NOT NULL,
type varchar(6) NOT NULL, 
notes varchar(512),
receipt int(10),
)

I get the following error message:

#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, type varchar(6) NOT NULL, notes varchar(512), receipt int(10), ' at line 6**

Here is some info on what I'm working with

1. Server type: MySQL
2. Server version: 5.5.32 - MySQL Community Server(GPL)
3. phpMyAdmin: 4.0.4.1, latest stable version: 4.1.7

I've spent a day knocking my head against the wall over this and now I think its time to ask for help.I was wondering if anyone can tell me what I'm doing wrong?

One obvious thing is that you will have to remove the comma here

receipt int(10),

but the actual problem is because of the line

amount double(10) NOT NULL,

change it to

amount double NOT NULL,

Remove the comma

receipt int(10),

And also AUTO INCREMENT should be a KEY

double datatype also requires the precision of decimal places so right syntax is double(10,2)

In MySQL, the word 'type' is a Reserved Word.

Rule 1: You can not add a new table without specifying the primary key constraint[not a good practice if you create it somehow]. So the code:

CREATE TABLE transactions( 
id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, 
location varchar(50) NOT NULL, 
description varchar(50) NOT NULL, 
category varchar(50) NOT NULL, 
amount double(10,9) NOT NULL, 
type varchar(6) NOT NULL,  
notes varchar(512), 
receipt int(10), 
PRIMARY KEY(id));

Rule 2: You are not allowed to use the keywords(words with predefined meaning) as a field name. Here type is something like that is used(commonly used with Join Types). So the code:

CREATE TABLE transactions( 
id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, 
location varchar(50) NOT NULL, 
description varchar(50) NOT NULL, 
category varchar(50) NOT NULL, 
amount double(10,9) NOT NULL, 
transaction_type varchar(6) NOT NULL,  
notes varchar(512), 
receipt int(10), 
PRIMARY KEY(id));

Now you please try with this code. First check it in your database user interface(I am running HeidiSQL, or you can try it in your xampp/wamp server also)and make sure this code works. Now delete the table from your db and execute the code in your program. Thank You.

I see two problems:

DOUBLE(10) precision definitions need a total number of digits, as well as a total number of digits after the decimal:

DOUBLE(10,8) would make be ten total digits, with 8 allowed after the decimal.

Also, you'll need to specify your id column as a key :

CREATE TABLE transactions( 
id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, 
location varchar(50) NOT NULL, 
description varchar(50) NOT NULL, 
category varchar(50) NOT NULL, 
amount double(10,9) NOT NULL, 
type varchar(6) NOT NULL,  
notes varchar(512), 
receipt int(10), 
PRIMARY KEY(id) );