mysql> desc email; +---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | message_id | int(10) | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment | | quarantine_id | varchar(20) | NO | PRI | NULL | | | type | varchar(8) | NO | | NULL | | | sender | varchar(255) | NO | | NULL | | | subject | varchar(255) | NO | | NULL | | | date | date | NO | | NULL | | +---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ 6 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> desc reference; +------------+---------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +------------+---------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | account_id | int(10) | NO | | NULL | | | message_id | int(10) | NO | | NULL | | +------------+---------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> desc user; +---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | account_id | int(10) | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment | | primary_email | varchar(255) | NO | PRI | NULL | | +---------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec)