CHECK constraint in MySQL is not working

MySQL 8.0.16 is the first version that supports CHECK constraints.

Read https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/create-table-check-constraints.html

If you use MySQL 8.0.15 or earlier, the MySQL Reference Manual says:

The CHECK clause is parsed but ignored by all storage engines.

Try a trigger…

mysql> delimiter //
mysql> CREATE TRIGGER trig_sd_check BEFORE INSERT ON Customer 
    -> FOR EACH ROW 
    -> BEGIN 
    -> IF NEW.SD<0 THEN 
    -> SET NEW.SD=0; 
    -> END IF; 
    -> END
    -> //
mysql> delimiter ;

Hope that helps.

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