SET timestamp=UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2014-09-30 08:00:00'); CREATE FUNCTION f1(str char(20)) RETURNS CHAR(100) RETURN CONCAT('Hello, ', str, '!'); SELECT * FROM mysql.proc WHERE name like 'f1'; db name type specific_name language sql_data_access is_deterministic security_type param_list returns body definer created modified sql_mode comment character_set_client collation_connection db_collation body_utf8 aggregate test f1 FUNCTION f1 SQL CONTAINS_SQL NO DEFINER str char(20) char(100) CHARSET latin1 RETURN CONCAT('Hello, ', str, '!') root@localhost 2014-09-30 08:00:00 2014-09-30 08:00:00 STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION latin1 latin1_swedish_ci latin1_swedish_ci RETURN CONCAT('Hello, ', str, '!') NONE SELECT f1('world'); f1('world') Hello, world! CREATE FUNCTION f1(str char(20)) RETURNS TEXT RETURN CONCAT('Hello2, ', str, '!'); ERROR 42000: FUNCTION f1 already exists SELECT body FROM mysql.proc WHERE name like 'f1'; body RETURN CONCAT('Hello, ', str, '!') CREATE FUNCTION IF NOT EXISTS f1(str char(20)) RETURNS CHAR(100) RETURN CONCAT('Hello3, ', str, '!'); Warnings: Note 1304 FUNCTION f1 already exists SELECT body FROM mysql.proc WHERE name like 'f1'; body RETURN CONCAT('Hello, ', str, '!') CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION IF NOT EXISTS f1(str char(20)) RETURNS CHAR(100) RETURN CONCAT('Hello4, ', str, '!'); ERROR HY000: Incorrect usage of OR REPLACE and IF NOT EXISTS SELECT body FROM mysql.proc WHERE name like 'f1'; body RETURN CONCAT('Hello, ', str, '!') CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f1(str char(20)) RETURNS CHAR(100) RETURN CONCAT('Hello5, ', str, '!'); SELECT body FROM mysql.proc WHERE name like 'f1'; body RETURN CONCAT('Hello5, ', str, '!') DROP FUNCTION f1; CREATE FUNCTION IF NOT EXISTS f1(str char(20)) RETURNS CHAR(100) RETURN CONCAT('Hello6, ', str, '!'); SELECT body FROM mysql.proc WHERE name like 'f1'; body RETURN CONCAT('Hello6, ', str, '!') SELECT f1('world'); f1('world') Hello6, world! DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS f1; SELECT body FROM mysql.proc WHERE name like 'f1'; body DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS f1; Warnings: Note 1305 FUNCTION test.f1 does not exist