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+-- Creates the users table
+CREATE TABLE users (
+    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    username VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    email VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);