Should every MySQL table have an auto-incremented primary key?

Question

• I understand the value of primary keys.
• I understand the value of indexes.

Should every MySQL table have an auto-incremented prim

Answer 1

I am a huge fan of surrogate keys. I have yet to see a scenario where I would prefer not use one.

I would say Yes.

Read up on this answer Surrogate vs. natural/business keys

Edit

I will change my answer to include the following:

There are certain scenarios that I now use the actual value as a surrogate key:

DimDate (20151031, 20151101, 20151102....) DimZipCode (10001, 10002, 10003...)

Everything else gets Surrogate Keys.