#Phpmyadmin rename database update#
#Phpmyadmin rename database free#

You may need to update any scripts or applications that reference this database, since the name has changed, if you want them to continue to have access to this database. On the Manage User Privileges page that appears, check the box next to All Privileges.Select the database user from the list (the same one that used to be associated with this database).Select the database from the list (should be the new name).Scroll down to Table options where there is the option to change the name of the. Once inside the table, click on the Operations tab. Once inside of the database, select a table by clicking on it. Click on the database you wish to work on (from list of databases on the phpMyAdmin home screen). Scroll down to the Add User To Database section of the page. Begin by accessing phpMyAdmin via cPanel or Plesk.If your hosting plan has cPanel, then you will need to reconfigure user permissions. Today we are going to simply restore a WordPress MySQL database with phpMyAdmin. It can be used for all sorts of different operations, such as migrating databases, managing tables, indexes, and executing SQL statements.

#Phpmyadmin rename database free#

Once the operation is complete, click OK when asked if you want to reload the database. phpMyAdmin is a free open source tool available via your browser that is used to handle administration of MySQL or MariaDB.The third section is named Copy database to. It allows you to rename the current database name to a new name. (This is a good time to make sure you spelled the new name correctly.) The second section is named Rename database to. When it asks you to want to create the new database and drop the old database, click OK to proceed.Where it says ' Rename database to:' enter the new database name.

Click on the database you wish to rename in the left hand column.

You can return to the cPanel home screen to begin Step 1.

Find the database you are about to rename, and take note or remember the database user already assigned to the database.

Scroll down to the Current Databases section of the page.If you want the same database user to have access to the renamed database, you should take note of the username already assigned to the database, which may or may not be similar to the name of the current database. NOTE : Keep in mind that when you change the name of a database, you will have to reconfigure user permissions and any scripts that you want to continue referencing this database. The latest version of phpMyAdmin allows you to change the name of the database.