{"id":15731,"date":"2024-03-15T11:39:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-to-change-the-name-of-a-database-in-mysql\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T21:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:05:08","slug":"what-is-the-method-to-change-the-name-of-a-database-in-mysql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-to-change-the-name-of-a-database-in-mysql\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the method to change the name of a database in …"},"content":{"rendered":"

To change the name of a database in MySQL, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the MySQL client and log in to the MySQL server.<\/li>\n
  2. Switch to the database you want to modify using the USE command.<\/li>\n
  3. Switch to the old database.<\/li>\n
  4. Use the RENAME DATABASE command to change the name of the database.<\/li>\n
  5. RENAME the old_database DATABASE TO new_database;<\/li>\n
  6. Note: The RENAME DATABASE command is available in MySQL version 8.0 and above. If you are using an earlier version, you can use the following method instead.<\/li>\n
  7. Create a new database.<\/li>\n
  8. For example: CREATE DATABASE new_database;<\/li>\n
  9. List all tables in the old database using the SHOW TABLES command.<\/li>\n
  10. For example: DISPLAY TABLES;<\/li>\n
  11. Use the CREATE TABLE statement to recreate each table, copying them from the old database to the new database.<\/li>\n
  12. For example, you can create a new table in a database similar to an existing table, and then copy all the data from the old table to the new one.<\/li>\n
  13. Repeat this step until all tables are copied to the new database.<\/li>\n
  14. Delete the old database using the DROP DATABASE command.<\/li>\n
  15. For instance: DELETE old_database database;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    After completing the above steps, the name of the database has been successfully changed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    To change the name of a database in MySQL, you can follow these steps: Open the MySQL client and log in to the MySQL server. Switch to the database you want to modify using the USE command. Switch to the old database. Use the RENAME DATABASE command to change the name of the database. 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