From: Andrew Moore Date: May 24 2011 3:31pm Subject: Re: Renaming a database? List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/225089 Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf303f634af9e8f804a407464c --20cf303f634af9e8f804a407464c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Instead of renaming it, revoke permissions to it. If it's being used you should see some problems in the application due to access denied. Andy On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Jerry Schwartz wrote: > It looks like there=92s no way to rename a database. Is that true? > > > > I have two reasons for wanting to do this: > > > > - I want to get a current version of a database out of the way so that I > can load in an older version, without having to pay the penalty of reload= ing > the current version. > > - I think I have a database that isn=92t being used (don=92t ask), and I = want > to hide it to see if anything blows up. > > > > Suggestions? > > > > Regards, > > > > Jerry Schwartz > > Global Information Incorporated > > 195 Farmington Ave. > > Farmington, CT 06032 > > > > 860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341 > > E-mail: jerry@stripped > > Web site: www.the-infoshop.com > > > > --20cf303f634af9e8f804a407464c--