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

This is done with a RENAME DATABASE statement:

RENAME DATABASE old_db_name TO new_db_name;

This statement was added in MySQL 5.1.7 but was found to be dangerous and was removed in MySQL 5.1.23.