How can we rename the database name in MySQL 5.0

Question

I am using MySQL 5.0.

I have created a database named accounts, but now I want to change the database name to FinanceAccounts.

Answer 1

here , I rename mydb database to ecommerce, you follow this steps, but usin phpmyadmin is to easy

CREATE DATABASE `ecommerce` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;

RENAME TABLE `mydb`.`Articles` TO `ecommerce`.`Articles` ;

RENAME TABLE `mydb`.`Categories` TO `ecommerce`.`Categories` ;

RENAME TABLE `mydb`.`Utilisateurs` TO `ecommerce`.`Utilisateurs` ;

ALTER TABLE `Articles` ADD CONSTRAINT fk_Articles_Categories FOREIGN KEY ( Categorie_id ) REFERENCES Categories( id ) ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION ;

DROP DATABASE `mydb` ;