CREATE TABLE `MDB_appointments` ( `A_ID` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment, `date` date NOT NULL default '0000-00-00', `time` varchar(20) NOT NULL default '', `type` varchar(24) NOT NULL default '', `notes` text NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`A_ID`) ) TYPE=MyISAM AUTO_INCREMENT=10 ; ==> gives me this error : 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 '"MDB_appointments" (`A_ID` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,`date` date NOT NULL ' at line 1 why ?