MySQL Subquery

A MySQL support subquery, a query within another quiry or a query nested within another query. In addition, a MySQL subquery can be nested inside another subquery. Subquery is useful when you need to fetch data with complex condition.

MySQL Subquery Syntax

To rename the existing table, use the following syntax:

SELECT firstName, lastName FROM tblCustomerLoan
WHERE officeCode IN (SELECT officeCode FROM offices WHERE country = 'USA');

Parameters:

oldtablename: The old table name that you want to rename.

newtablename: The new table name for the existing table.

MySQL RENAME TABLE examples

RENAME TABLE tblCustomerLoan TO tblBankCustomer;
OR
ALTER TABLE tblCustomerLoan RENAME TO tblBankCustomer;

Note:

In the above example, we rename the existing table "tblCustomerLoan" to "tblBankCustomer".

You can use MySQL Command Line Client to rename existing table name from "tblCustomerLoan" to "tblBankCustomer". It will look like this:

Show RENAME TABLE

SHOW tables; 

You can use MySQL Command Line Client to show renamed table name. It will look like this: