MySQL Error 1215: Cannot add foreign key constraint

Question

I am trying to forward engineer my new schema onto my db server, but I can\'t figure out why I am getting this error. I\'ve tried to search for the answer here, but everyth

Answer 1

Check the collation of table, using SHOW TABLE STATUS you can check information about the tables, including the collation.

Both tables have to has the same collation.

It's happened to me.