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To verify the table structure, use a DESCRIBE statement

mysql> mysql> CREATE TABLE myTable (     -> id           int,     -> first_name   VARCHAR(20),     -> last_name    VARCHAR(20),     -> sex          CHAR(1),     -> start_date   DATE,     -> end_date     DATE); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec) mysql> mysql> show tables; +----------------+ | Tables_in_test | +----------------+ | mytable        | +----------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> describe myTable; +------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field      | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | id         | int(11)     | YES  |     | NULL    |       | | first_name | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       | | last_name  | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       | | sex        | char(1)     | YES  |     | NULL    |       | | start_date | date        | YES  |     | NULL    |       | | end_date   | date        | YES  |     | NULL    |       | +------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 6 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> drop table myTable; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql>