Rename Amazon RDS table name to capital letter throws error - mysql

I imported my MySQL database tables to Amazon RDS. My problem is that my queries don't longer work and I get error that my table 'Folders' doesn't exists. The reason for that is that the table names are not all with lower casing, which causes the query to throw this error.
Is there a way to change the table name with one with uppercase using MySQL Workbench against Amazon RDS database. I tried using 'alter table', but it gives me an error "Selected name conflicts with exists table' when I try to rename to the same name and changing to capital letter. Any ideas how to solve this?
Maybe there is an option to tell Amazon RDS to ignore table name and table field's capitalization.

modify your my.ini of mysql and change lower_case_table_names and restart mysql
lower_case_table_names=1
On Amazon RDS Parameter Group use the value '1'.
On regular MySQL installation, use the value '2'.
for more information you can go through with this nice article http://www.kulawik.de/blog/2011/02/lower_case_table_names/

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Table isn't found due to case-sensitivity MySQL query using .NET MySQL Connector

I am using an old website that I've created using .NET 4.0 with XSD (Table Adapters). I've migrated my database from MySQL 5.4 to MySQL 5.7 on AWS RDS.
The problem that I have is that when I run the website, it can't find the table because in some of the queries it searches for a table with a capital letters in the beginning. If I change the table name to with capital letter, it finds it. It's an old project, and I prefer not messing around with the old code.
I use .NET MySQL Connector.
show variables where Variable_name='lower_case_table_names'
The above returns '0' which means 'lettercase specified in the CREATE TABLE or CREATE DATABASE statement. Name comparisons are case sensitive.'
Is there a way to update the web.config or do something in the MySQL database to make it work so the query will count as case insensitive?
Try with like
where Variable_name like 'lower_case_table_names
The MySQL 5.7 on RDS has not value for the lower_case_table_names in the GROUP PARAMETERS in RDS configuration panel. Once I set it to 1 and rebooted the server, my old .NET website worked properly.

All Schema Columns were Removed After Removing MySql Instance

My MySql service was running as MySql2. Today, I liked to change the name to MySql. I started MySql Server Instance Config Wizard and selected the option Remove Instance. I then created a new instance with the name MySql from the same wizard.
I ran MySql Workbench and found that all my databases have no columns and when I try to select a table, an error message says:
09:16:34 SELECT * FROM ut_db.agency_info LIMIT 0, 1000 Error Code: 1146. Table 'ut_db.agency_info' doesn't exist 0.000 sec
I have no idea why this has happened. Does removing the instance remove databases? And if so, why are all the names of the tables are listed in MySql Workbenches navigator?
I figured out that I chose the wrong InnoDB TableSpace path in the wizard. So choosing the path as it was before removing the instance has solved the issue.
Even though, I am not really sure why all table names of my databases are correctly listed in workbench navigator even that InnoDB TableSpace path is wrong!

mysql workbench migrate database with two different names

I'm using mysql workbench to try and migrate from 1 mysql database on my VPS to another on my DS; However the database names are different and I cannot change the database names due to restrictions.
When trying to migrate from the VPS to the DS I get an error because the two database names are different.
Is it possible in mysql workbench to set this up correctly as I can't seem to find it.
Yes, you can do it in manual editing step. From view combobox select All Objects, then double click on target schema name and rename it.

MySQL said: Table doesn't exist in Sequel Pro

I have created a GameCenter type database in sequel pro using root, but for some reason every now and again I get the following errors when connecting to the database and trying to access the tables:
An error occurred while retrieving the information for
table 'Achievement'. Please try again.
MySQL said: Table 'gamecenter2.achievement'
doesn't exist
I have looked around and most people say it is a problem that occurs when copying a database from one place to another however I am not doing that.
In terminal using MySQL the database and tables all show up but I get the same error when trying to access a table's contents:
SHOW COLUMNS FROM Achievement;
ERROR 1146 (42S02): Table 'gamecenter2.achievement' doesn't exist
Any help with this would be really appreciated as running the CREATE TABLES and INSERT over and over is getting quite tiresome!
I've had the same problem recently (and same error message in sequel pro) and have since discovered that it is because certain types of MySQL databases (i.e. those using InnoDB) store the actual data for individual tables outside in a file named "ibdata1" (you can read more on this here: https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/15531/why-does-innodb-store-all-databases-in-one-file). Thus, if you restore individual folders for your database(s) using time machine, you are actually just restoring empty database architectures without the good stuff inside. If you haven't also restored that "ibdata1" file along with the appropriate "ib_logfile" files it won't be able to find the data. The solution is to make sure you've also restored those files (or a recent good copy).
Do also make sure you stop the mysql service before restoring anything, i.e. "mysql.server stop" from the command line (or "launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist" if you've installed mysql using homebrew).

Bug? #1146 - Table 'xxx.xxxxx' doesn't exist

I am using windows XP. I am creating a table in phpMyAdmin using its built-in create table feature,
my database name is ddd.
It generates the following code:
CREATE TABLE `ddd`.`mwrevision` (
`asd` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,
`sddd` INT NOT NULL
) ENGINE = INNODB;
and the following error shows up:
MySQL said:
#1146 - Table 'ddd.mwrevision' doesn't exist
What might be the problem?
I also had same problem in past. All had happend after moving database files to new location and after updating mysql server. All tables with InnoDB engine disappeared from my database. I was trying to recreate them, but mysql told me 1146: Table 'xxx' doesn't exist all the time until I had recreated my database and restarted mysql service.
I think there's a need to read about InnoDB table binaries.
I had the same problem and can't get a good tip for this over the web, so I shared this for you and for all who needs.
In my situation I copy a database (all files: frm, myd) to the data folder in MySQL data folder (using Wamp at home). All thing was OK until I want to create a table and have the error #1146 Table '...' doesn't exist!.
I use Wamp 2.1 with MySQL version 5.5.16.
My solution:
Export the database to file;
verify if exported file is really OK!!;
drop the database where I have issues;
create a new database with the same name that the last;
import the file to the database.
FOR ME IS PROBLEM SOLVED. Now I can create tables again without errors.
Restarting MySQL works fine for me.
In my case I ran this command even if the table wasn't visible in PhpMyAdmin :
DROP TABLE mytable
then
CREATE TABLE....
Worked for me !
Check filenames.
You might need to create a new database in phpmyadmin that matches the database you're trying to import.
I had the same problem. I tried to create a table in mysql and got the same error. I restarted mysql server and ran the command and was able to create/migrate table after restating.
Today i was facing same problem. I was in very difficult situation but what id did i create a table with diffrent name e.g (modulemaster was not creating then i create modulemaster1) and after creating table i just do the rename table.
I encountered the same problem today. I was trying to create a table users, and was prompted that ERROR 1146 (42S02): Table users doesn't exist, which did not make any sense, because I was just trying to create the table!!
I then tried to drop the table by typing DROP TABLE users, knowing it would fail because it did not exist, and I got an error, saying Unknown table users. After getting this error, I tried to create the table again, and magically, it successfully created the table!
My intuition is that I probably created this table before and it was not completely cleared somehow. By explicitly saying DROP TABLE I managed to reset the internal state somehow? But that is just my guess.
In short, try DROP whatever table you are creating, and CREATE it again.
As pprakash mentions above, copying the table.frm files AND the ibdata1 file was what worked for me.
In short:
Shut your DB explorer client (e.g. Workbench).
Stop the MySQL service (Windows host).
Make a safe copy of virtually everything!
Save a copy of the table file(s) (eg mytable.frm) to the schema data folder (e.g. MySQL Server/data/{yourschema}).
Save a copy of the ibdata1 file to the data folder (i.e., MySQL Server/data).
Restart the MySQL service.
Check that the tables are now accessible, queryable, etc. in your DB explorer client.
After that, all was well. (Don't forget to backup if you have success!)
Column names must be unique in the table. You cannot have two columns named asd in the same table.
run from CMD & %path%=set to mysql/bin
mysql_upgrade -u user -ppassword
Recently I had same problem, but on Linux Server. Database was crashed, and I recovered it from backup, based on simply copying /var/lib/mysql/* (analog mysql DATA folder in wamp). After recovery I had to create new table and got mysql error #1146. I tried to restart mysql, and it said it could not start. I checked mysql logs, and found that mysql simply had no access rigths to its DB files. I checked owner info of /var/lib/mysql/*, and got 'myuser:myuser' (myuser is me). But it should be 'mysql:adm' (so is own developer machine), so I changed owner to 'mysql:adm'. And after this mysql started normally, and I could create tables, or do any other operations.
So after moving database files or restoring from backups check access rigths for mysql.
Hope this helps...
The reason I was facing this was because I had two "models.py" files which contained slightly different fields.
I resolved it by:
deleting one of the models.py files
correcting references to the deleted file
then running manage.py syncdb
I got this issue after copying mytable.idb table file from another location. To fix this problem I did the following:
ALTER TABLE mydatabase.mytable DISCARD TABLESPACE;
Copy mytable.idb
ALTER TABLE mydatabase.mytable IMPORT TABLESPACE;
Restart MySql
I had the same issue. It happened after windows start up error, it seems some files got corrupted due to this. I did import the DB again from the saved script and it works fine.
I had this problem because of a trigger not working..Worked after I deleted the trigger.
In my case, MySQL's parameter; lower_case_table_names was configured = 0.
It causes queries related with using upper cases will not work.
For me it was a table name upper/lower case issue. I had to make sure that table case name matched in a delete query, table notifications was not the same as Notifications. I fixed it by matching table name case with query and what MySQLWorkbench reported.
What is wierd is that this error showed up in a worked sql statement. Don't know what caused this case sensitivity. Perhaps an auto AWS RDS update.
if you are modifying mysql bin->data dir's and after that, your database import will not works
so you need to close wamp and after that start wamp
now database import will work fine
Make sure you do not have a trigger that is trying to do something with the table mentioned in the error. I was receiving Error Code: 1146. Table 'exampledb.sys_diagnotics' doesn't exist on insert queries to another table in my production database. I exported the table schemas of my production database then searched for instances of exampledb.sys_diagnotics the schema SQL and found a debugging insert statement I had added to a table trigger in my development environment but this debug statement had been copied to production. The exampledb.sys_diagnotics table was not present on my production database. The error was resolved by removing the debug statement in my table trigger.