I can't speak for other table formats but in MyIsam tables you can take your database down, rename the table's files (.frm .MYI .MYD), and restart the server. I'd make a backup if you are going to try it, though.
Jon Gardiner. > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Pukinskis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: queries on particular table produce errors > > > On Wednesday, December 5, 2001, at 04:08 PM, Robert Alexander wrote: > > > At 15:55 -0700 2001/12/05, Alex Pukinskis wrote: > >>> group is a reserved word, use groups as table name > >> > >> That being the case, how do I drop or rename a table > called "group"? > > > > Try: > > > > ALTER TABLE 'group' RENAME new_table_name > > No luck: > > mysql> ALTER TABLE 'group' RENAME groups; > ERROR 1064: You have an error in your SQL syntax near ''group' RENAME > groups' at line 1 > > -Alex > -- > Alex Pukinskis > Internet Consultant > aboutChange > http://aboutchange.com > http://aboutcreative.net > 303-444-0012 > f: 303-444-0015 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
