adding column to all tables in a mysql database (unknown table names)

Question

I need to add a primary key to a set of tables in a given database. I do not know how many tables there will be or what their specific names are. They will all be of the for dat

Answer 1

select concat('alter table ',table_name,' add column ID int auto_increment not null primary key first;')
from information_schema.tables
where table_schema = 'db_name' and table_type = 'base table';

Once you have the output, copy and paste and run them all.