How do I quickly rename a MySQL database (change schema name)?

Question

The MySQL manual at MySQL covers this.

Usually I just dump the database and reimport it with a new name. This is not an option for very big databases. Apparently

Answer 1

ALTER DATABASE is the proposed way around this by MySQL and RENAME DATABASE is dropped.

From 13.1.32 RENAME DATABASE Syntax:

RENAME {DATABASE | SCHEMA} db_name TO new_db_name;

This statement was added in MySQL 5.1.7, but it was found to be dangerous and was removed in MySQL 5.1.23.