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Correcting a Broken View in MySQL

Recently I had a problem where I renamed a db field to allow for better maintenance (the field name misrepresented it's actual use and conflicted with another use).

In the process, I broke a view that used the table.

MySQL then complained about "...references invalid table(s) or column(s) or function(s) or definer/invoker of view lack rights to use them"

The view itself became impossible to edit.  However you can access the view definition with the following query.

SELECT VIEW_DEFINITION FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEWS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'database_name' AND TABLE_NAME = 'view_name';   

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