MySQL + SQL · Lesson 37

ALTER TABLE and DROP Commands

ALTER — Change Structure

ALTER TABLE students ADD email VARCHAR(60);     -- add column
ALTER TABLE students MODIFY name VARCHAR(80);   -- change type
ALTER TABLE students DROP COLUMN email;         -- remove column
ALTER TABLE students RENAME TO learners;        -- rename table

DROP — Delete Object

DROP TABLE students;       -- deletes the whole table
DROP DATABASE school;      -- deletes the whole database
DROP removes the structure AND all data permanently. Be careful!

Summary

  • ALTER changes a table's structure (add/modify/drop column, rename).
  • DROP deletes an entire table or database permanently.
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