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Amazon: How to change database name in Amazon RDS MySQL?

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Problem

I want to change MYSQL database name of the DB instance of Amazon RDS.

How it can be possible?

Solution

you can rename the database using the following command but make sure to take backup first

CREATE database new_db_name;
RENAME TABLE db_name.table1 TO new_db_name, db_name.table2 TO new_db_name;
DROP database db_name;


references:
http://www.rndblog.com/how-to-rename-a-database-in-mysql/
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12190000/rename-mysql-database

Code Snippets

CREATE database new_db_name;
RENAME TABLE db_name.table1 TO new_db_name, db_name.table2 TO new_db_name;
DROP database db_name;

Context

StackExchange Database Administrators Q#76091, answer score: 7

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