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

in phpmyadmin you can easily rename the database

select database 

  goto operations tab

  in that rename Database to :

  type your new database name and click go

ask to drop old table and reload table data click OK in both

Your database is renamed