I have researched a lot and what I understand to make database tables name sensitive, you have to set the variable lower_case_table_names=0.
Im on osX. I did this change in my.cnf.
After that, if I run
select * from users
I get results. While if I run:
select * from Users
I get error saying table doesn't exist.
However, for a particular database, the case sensitivity doesnt affect. I can use any case I will never receive errors. Why? I could have a look at the big sql-file used to import the database and try to find out if there are specific directives to ignore case sensitivity (?).
Anyway, why you think the case sensitivity applies for all database but not the one Im interested in? One of those that does case sensitivity is InnoDB. While the one that doesnt care about this is MyIsam. Could it be the reason? Any work around in that case?
解决方案
Tables and Columns are Case Sensitive in Linux! To make them case insensitive, follow this:
Open terminal and edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf
sudo nano /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Underneath the [mysqld] section, add:
lower_case_table_names = 1
Restart mysql
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
Then check it here:
mysqladmin -u root -p variables
Just altering the lower_case_table_names setting isn't enough. It needs to be done before you import your database(s).
The MySQL 5.7 documentation lists a procedure for moving between Windows and Linux/UNIX. A note about Mac OSX from that reference:
One notable exception is OS X, which is Unix-based but uses a default
file system type (HFS+) that is not case sensitive. However, OS X also
supports UFS volumes, which are case sensitive just as on any Unix.
Review the manual page to ensure that your desired rules for enforcing case sensitivity are followed. Take a look and verify that you did these steps in the correct order:
To convert one or more entire databases, dump them before setting
lower_case_table_names, then drop the databases, and reload them after
setting lower_case_table_names:
1 - Use mysqldump to dump each database:
mysqldump --databases db1 > db1.sql
mysqldump --databases db2 >
db2.sql
... Do this for each database that must be recreated.
2 - Use DROP DATABASE to drop each database.
3 - Stop the server, set lower_case_table_names in the [mysqld] section of your \etc\mysql\my.cnf file, and restart the server.
4 - Reload the dump file for each database. Because lower_case_table_names
is set, each database and table name will be converted to lowercase as
it is recreated:
mysql < db1.sql
mysql < db2.sql
Concerning the MySQL System Variable lower_case_table_names Server Variable (or setting):
Additional References: