How to add prefix of all tables in mysql

Question

How can I add prefix to all tables in mysql using query.

For example:

I need to add \"dr_\" in all tables which are available in mysql database.

Answer 1

For this example, I will create a database called prefixdb with 4 tables:

mysql> drop database if exists prefixdb;
Query OK, 4 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> create database prefixdb;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> use prefixdb
Database changed
mysql> create table tab1 (num int) ENGINE=MyISAM;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec)

mysql> create table tab2 like tab1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec)

mysql> create table tab3 like tab1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec)

mysql> create table tab4 like tab1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.04 sec)

mysql> show tables;
+--------------------+
| Tables_in_prefixdb |
+--------------------+
| tab1               |
| tab2               |
| tab3               |
| tab4               |
+--------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

The query to generate it would be

select
    concat('alter table ',db,'.',tb,' rename ',db,'.',prfx,tb,';')
from
    (select table_schema db,table_name tb
    from information_schema.tables where
    table_schema='prefixdb') A,
    (SELECT 'dr_' prfx) B
;

Running it at the command line I get this:

mysql> select concat('alter table ',db,'.',tb,' rename ',db,'.',prfx,tb,';') from (select table_schema db,table_name tb from information_schema.tables where table_schema='prefixdb') A,(SELECT 'dr_' prfx) B;
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| concat('alter table ',db,'.',tb,' rename ',db,'.',prfx,tb,';') |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| alter table prefixdb.tab1 rename prefixdb.dr_tab1;             |
| alter table prefixdb.tab2 rename prefixdb.dr_tab2;             |
| alter table prefixdb.tab3 rename prefixdb.dr_tab3;             |
| alter table prefixdb.tab4 rename prefixdb.dr_tab4;             |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Pass the result back into mysql like this:

mysql -hhostip -uuser -pass -AN -e"select concat('alter table ',db,'.',tb,' rename ',db,'.',prfx,tb,';') from (select table_schema db,table_name tb from information_schema.tables where table_schema='prefixdb') A,(SELECT 'dr_' prfx) B" | mysql -hhostip -uuser -ppass -AN

With regard to your question if you want to rename all tables, do not touch information_schema and mysql databases. Use this query instead:

select
    concat('alter table ',db,'.',tb,' rename ',db,'.',prfx,tb,';')
from
    (select table_schema db,table_name tb
    from information_schema.tables where
    table_schema not in ('information_schema','mysql')) A,
    (SELECT 'dr_' prfx) B
;

Give it a Try !!!