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не могу создать таблицу через php

<?php
include "config.php";
$query = "CREATE TABLE author VALUES(INT id_author, TEXT about)";
if(mysql_query($query))
{
echo "ok";
}
else
{
exit (mysql_error());
}
?>


в ответ пишет -- You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'VALUES(INT id_author, TEXT about)' at line 1

CREATE TABLE author (id_author INT NOT NULL, about VARCHAR(255))