In what situation will this succeed:<\/p>\n
ALTER TABLE t1 RENAME t2;<\/p>\n
but this fail:<\/p>\n
RENAME TABLE t1 TO t2;<\/p>\n
?<\/p>\n
Highlight the white text below for the answer:<\/p>\n
When t1 is a temporary table.<\/span><\/p>\nWow… I wonder why that is, I can’t think of any good reason…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In what situation will this succeed: ALTER TABLE t1 RENAME t2; but this fail: RENAME TABLE t1 TO t2; ? Highlight the white text below for the answer: When t1 is a temporary table. 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