Its pretty easy to rename a MySQL database from the command line.

# Create New Database
mysqladmin -u username -p create new_database

# Copy Database Contents
mysqldump -u username -v -p old_database | mysql -u username -p -D new_database

# Then Delete the Old Database
mysqladmin -u username -p drop old_database

Related External Links:

• Stack Overflow - how-do-i-quickly-rename-a-mysql-database-change-schema-name