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Add support for CREATE TABLE tbl AS query_expression

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
php, sql
Domain
databases

Research direction

Start at the parser entry point for CREATE TABLE and trace how the existing statement forms are handled. Use the reported CREATE TABLE tbl AS (SELECT 1) example as the initial case, and consider the work done when that form is recognized without regressing existing CREATE TABLE syntax.

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Description

bug

Currently the parser does not recognize CREATE TABLE statements in the form of CREATE TABLE tbl AS (SELECT 1).

Relevant syntax (link):

CREATE [TEMPORARY] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] tbl_name
    [(create_definition,...)]
    [table_options]
    [partition_options]
    [IGNORE | REPLACE]
    [AS] query_expression  #<<<

phpMyAdmin version: 4.7.4

Dominant language
PHP
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