Postgresql: Check if Schema Exists?

Question

I need to create, manage and drop schemas on the fly. If I go to create a schema that already exists, I want to (conditionally, via external means) drop and recreate it as speci

Answer 1

Somewhat related and perhaps of interest to others looking for conditional schema creation. I found myself using code like this in some of my creation scripts:

DO $$
BEGIN

    IF NOT EXISTS(
        SELECT schema_name
          FROM information_schema.schemata
          WHERE schema_name = 'pgcrypto'
      )
    THEN
      EXECUTE 'CREATE SCHEMA pgcrypto';
    END IF;

END
$$;