17.2. ALTER TABLE
Synopsis
ALTER TABLE name RENAME TO new_name
ALTER TABLE name ADD COLUMN column_name data_type
ALTER TABLE name RENAME COLUMN column_name TO new_column_name
Description
Change the definition of an existing table.
Examples
Rename table users to people:
ALTER TABLE users RENAME TO people;
Add column zip to the users table:
ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN zip varchar;
Rename column id to user_id in the users table:
ALTER TABLE users RENAME COLUMN id TO user_id;