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PDOException::SQLSTATE[42000]: Incorrect table definition; there can be only one auto column and it must be defined as a key

Syntax error or access violation on database migration

This likely occurs when you are trying to migrate a pivot table in Laravel in which there is an incorrect table definition, the way to solve it by changing the data type of the foreign keys as shown with the code below:

User Table
    Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id()->unsigned();
            $table->string()->name();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
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Role Table
    Schema::create('roles', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id()->unsigned();
            $table->string()->name();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
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Pivot Table
    Schema::create('users_roles', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->biginteger('user_id')->unsigned();
            $table->biginteger('role_id')->unsigned();
        });

        Schema::table('users_roles', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->foreign('user_id')->references('id')->on('users')->onDelete('cascade');
            $table->foreign('role_id')->references('id')->on('roles')->onDelete('cascade');
        });
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