title: how can i rename a database in mysql?
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67093/how-do-i-quickly-rename-a-mysql-database-change-schema-name">How do I quickly rename a mysql database (change schema name)?</a>  </p>
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  <p>i have a database in mysql5 with some tables .</p>
  
  <p>i want to rename it. i know the alter statement can be used to renaming tables but i don't know if it is true about database renaming or not.</p>