Addressed to: "Chris Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Fang Li" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ** Reply to note from "Chris Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:38:55 +1000 To be completely safe: cd /var/mysql # or where ever your databases are stored. mysqladmin -p shutdown # shut down database to make sure all # tables are flushed, and closed mv OldDbName NewDbName # rename the directory safe_mysqld & # restart mysqld mysql -p # Reassign the permissions >REVOKE all users of the old table name >GRANT all users of the new table name > > Prehaps you can rename the database file in mysql/bin ie. > database_name.sql to new_database_name.sql and that will work? > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fang Li" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 7:20 > AM Subject: [PHP] how to rename a database > > > > > > Does anyone know how to rename a database in MySQL? > > Thanks! > > Rick Widmer Internet Marketing Specialists http://www.developersdesk.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]