alter_specification: ADD [COLUMN] create_definition [FIRST | AFTER column_name ] or ADD INDEX [index_name] (index_col_name,...) or ADD PRIMARY KEY (index_col_name,...) or ADD UNIQUE [index_name] (index_col_name,...) or ALTER [COLUMN] col_name {SET DEFAULT literal | DROP DEFAULT} or CHANGE [COLUMN] old_col_name create_definition or MODIFY [COLUMN] create_definition or DROP [COLUMN] col_name or DROP PRIMARY KEY or DROP INDEX index_name or RENAME [AS] new_tbl_name or table_options eg: mysql> alter table topics change hotico hot_count int(4); mysql> alter table topics alter hot_count set default 1;
补充: 加索引 mysql> alter table 表名 add index 索引名 (字段名1[,字段名2 …]);
例子: mysql> alter table employee add index emp_name (name); 加主关键字的索引 mysql> alter table 表名 add primary key (字段名); 例子: mysql> alter table employee add primary key(id); 加唯一限制条件的索引 mysql> alter table 表名 add unique 索引名 (字段名); 例子: mysql> alter table employee add unique emp_name2(cardnumber); MySQL ALTER语法运用:查看某个表的索引 mysql> show index from 表名;
例子: mysql> show index from employee;
删除某个索引 mysql> alter table 表名 drop index 索引名;
例子: mysql>alter table employee drop index emp_name;
修改表:增加字段:mysql> ALTER TABLE table_name ADD field_name field_type; 查看表:mysql> SELECT * FROM table_name;
修改原字段名称及类型:mysql> ALTER TABLE table_name CHANGE old_field_name new_field_name field_type;
删除字段:MySQL ALTER TABLE table_name DROP field_name;