What would I do if there are InnoDB tables ? -- Dimitry
Wednesday, January 30, 2002, 9:31:09 PM, Paul DuBois wrote: > At 11:10 -0800 1/30/02, JC wrote: >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>Hash: SHA1 >> >>I'm kind of interested to find if there is a way to rename a database >>with something like the alter command. >>Looking in the index of the New Riders MySQL book I don't see >>anything other than renaming tables >>Looking through the Manual for version 3 Nothing shows up >>Looking at the mailing list archieve I don't see anything either >> >>I'm running 3.23.46-nt running on windows 2000 advanced server as a >>service. >> >>I'm thinking that the only way around this would be to do a mysqldump >>for that database and then creating a new database with the desired >>name and importing the contents of the dump file. >> >>I'd like to be able to just rename the database from the command line >>just like you would a table. > If your database doesn't contain InnoDB tables, you can try this: > - Shut down the MySQL server > - Rename the database directory > - Restart the MySQL server > But remember that if you have entries in the grant tables that pertain > specifically to that database, you'll need to update them to use the > new database name. >> >>Thanks in advance, >> >>JC > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
