语法:
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;
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;
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;
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;