How can I change case of database name in MySQL?

Question

My Database name is SPM and I want to change it to spm (small letters).

I tried using

RENAME DATABASE SPM TO spm;

Answer 1

There is no database command to do it. You basically have to do it outside the database. Below are some references outlining possible solutions. It has been answered pretty good in this question

This is probably what it should look like in your case

mysqladmin create spm
mysqldump SPM | mysql spm

After you have verified that everything is in order you can drop the original database.

drop database SPM

References Rename database 1 / Rename database 2

[Note on "RENAME DATABASE" command: This statement was added in MySQL 5.1.7 but was found to be dangerous and was removed in MySQL 5.1.23.]