BEGIN TRANSACTION;
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE t1_backup(a,b);
INSERT INTO t1_backup SELECT a,b FROM t1;
DROP TABLE t1;
CREATE TABLE t1(a,b);
INSERT INTO t1 SELECT a,b FROM t1_backup;
DROP TABLE t1_backup;
COMMIT;
/**
* Remove a column from a table.
*
* @param string $tableName The table to remove the column from.
* @param string $columnName The column to remove from the table.
*/
public function DropTableColumn($tableName, $columnName)
{
// --
// Determine all columns except the one to remove.
$columnNames = array();
$statement = $pdo->prepare("PRAGMA table_info($tableName);");
$statement->execute(array());
$rows = $statement->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
$hasColumn = false;
foreach ($rows as $row)
{
if(strtolower($row->name) !== strtolower($columnName))
{
array_push($columnNames, $row->name);
}
else
{
$hasColumn = true;
}
}
// Column does not exist in table, no need to do anything.
if ( !$hasColumn ) return;
// --
// Actually execute the SQL.
$columns = implode('`,`', $columnNames);
$statement = $pdo->exec(
"CREATE TABLE `t1_backup` AS SELECT `$columns` FROM `$tableName`;
DROP TABLE `$tableName`;
ALTER TABLE `t1_backup` RENAME TO `$tableName`;");
}