CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS accounting_periods ( id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, period_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL COMMENT 'e.g., January 2026', start_date DATE NOT NULL, end_date DATE NOT NULL, status ENUM('open', 'closed') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'open', created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, UNIQUE KEY (start_date, end_date) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;