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I am using PDO with PHP to create a new database and then a new user with privileges on that database. In case one of them fails, I want to rename the database and user so that they can be deleted later and the names are available.
Is it possible to rename a mysql database using the ALTER DATABASE?
Duplicate — see How do I quickly rename a mysql database (change schema name)
In short, no. MySQL doesn’t have a quick/simple way to rename databases. You have to use
mysqladminandmysqldumpfrom the command line. See question above for all the details.