INT DEFAULT 0; DECLARE v_table_exists ENUM('', 'BASE TABLE', 'VIEW', 'TEMPORARY') DEFAULT ''; DECLARE db_doesnt_exist CONDITION FOR SQLSTATE '42000'; DECLARE db_name_exists CONDITION FOR SQLSTATE 'HY000'; DECLARE c_table_names CURSOR FOR SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = in_db_name; DECLARE CONTINUE HANDLER FOR NOT FOUND SET v_done = TRUE; SELECT SCHEMA_NAME INTO v_db_name_check FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA WHERE SCHEMA_NAME = in_db_name; IF v_db_name_check IS NULL THEN SET v_db_err_msg = CONCAT('Unknown database ', in_db_name); SIGNAL SQLSTATE 'HY000' SET MESSAGE_TEXT = v_db_err_msg; END IF; SELECT SCHEMA_NAME INTO v_db_name_check FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA WHERE SCHEMA_NAME = in_synonym; IF v_db_name_check = in_synonym THEN SET v_db_err_msg = CONCAT('Can\'t create database ', in_synonym, '; database exists'); SIGNAL SQLSTATE 'HY000' SET MESSAGE_TEXT = v_db_err_msg; END IF; SET @create_db_stmt := CONCAT('CREATE DATABASE ', sys.quote_identifier(in_synonym)); PREPARE create_db_stmt FROM @create_db_stmt; EXECUTE create_db_stmt; DEALLOCATE PREPARE create_db_stmt; SET v_done = FALSE; OPEN c_table_names; c_table_names: LOOP FETCH c_table_names INTO v_table; IF v_done THEN LEAVE c_table_names; END IF; CALL sys.table_exists(in_db_name, v_table, v_table_exists); IF (v_table_exists <> 'TEMPORARY') THEN SET @create_view_stmt = CONCAT( 'CREATE SQL SECURITY INVOKER VIEW ', sys.quote_identifier(in_synonym), '.', sys.quote_identifier(v_table), ' AS SELECT * FROM ', sys.quote_identifier(in_db_name), '.', sys.quote_identifier(v_table) ); PREPARE create_view_stmt FROM @create_view_stmt; EXECUTE create_view_stmt; DEALLOCATE PREPARE create_view_stmt; SET v_views_created = v_views_created + 1; END IF; END LOOP; CLOSE c_table_names; SELECT CONCAT( 'Created ', v_views_created, ' view', IF(v_views_created != 1, 's', ''), ' in the ', sys.quote_identifier(in_synonym), ' database' ) AS summary; END Description Takes a source database name and synonym name, and then creates the synonym database with views that point to all of the tables within the source database. Useful for creating a "ps" synonym for "performance_schema", or "is" instead of "information_schema", for example. Parameters in_db_name (VARCHAR(64)): The database name that you would like to create a synonym for. in_synonym (VARCHAR(64)): The database synonym name. Example mysql> SHOW DATABASES; +--------------------+ | Database | +--------------------+ | information_schema | | mysql | | performance_schema | | sys | | test | +--------------------+ 5 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> CALL sys.create_synonym_db('performance_schema', 'ps'); +---------------------------------------+ | summary | +---------------------------------------+ | Created 74 views in the `ps` database | +---------------------------------------+ 1 row in set (8.57 sec) Query OK, 0 rows affected (8.57 sec) mysql> SHOW DATABASES; +--------------------+ | Database | +--------------------+ | information_schema | | mysql |