Mysql: RENAME TABLE IF EXISTS

Question

This DROP TABLE IF EXISTS works, too bad that RENAME TABLE IF EXISTS doesn\'t work.

Can anyone suggest a solution for this query?

Answer 1

Eight years after your question, MariaDB added the exact syntax you want in version 10.5.2: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/rename-table/

IF EXISTS
^{MariaDB starting with 10.5.2}
If this is directive is used, one will not get an error if the table to be renamed doesn't exist.