<p>MySQL Error 1632 (ER_TABLE_NAME) appears when a statement is missing a valid table name or the supplied name is an empty string.</p>
<p>MySQL Error 1632 ER_TABLE_NAME occurs when a SQL command lacks a valid table name. Supply a non-empty, properly quoted identifier or correct any dynamic SQL that drops the name to clear the error.</p>
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The server returns error 1632 when it parses a statement that should reference a table but finds an empty string or NULL instead. The error text shows Table ''.
It surfaces during CREATE, ALTER, RENAME, TRIGGER, VIEW, or SELECT...INTO operations if the parser cannot resolve a proper table identifier.
Leaving the issue unresolved halts the entire transaction, blocks migrations, and can mask deeper problems in code generators or ORMs.
An empty identifier in dynamic SQL, a missing variable value, an incorrectly quoted name, or a programmatic bug that strips the table string all trigger the condition.
Provide a legal identifier, verify variable concatenation, and confirm the table exists in the target schema.
CI scripts, stored procedures, or migration tools that build DDL from variables often send empty names. Debug the string assembly or add NOT NULL checks.
Validate input variables, enforce naming conventions, and use parameterized statements rather than raw string concatenation to guarantee a table name reaches the server.
Errors 1146 (table does not exist) and 1064 (syntax) are frequently seen when identifiers are misspelled rather than missing.
A variable meant to hold the table name resolves to '' or NULL.
Backticks are omitted or placed wrongly, causing the parser to misread tokens.
ORM or migration logic concatenates parts incorrectly, dropping the name portion.
An IF branch skips name assignment before executing DDL.
Table name provided but MySQL cannot find it in the schema.
Attempt to create a table that already exists.
General parsing failure when SQL is malformed.
No - it means the name itself is missing or empty, not that the object is absent.
Yes - wrap identifiers with backticks if they contain reserved words or special characters.
Restarting will not fix a client-side SQL construction error.
Galaxy's SQL editor highlights empty identifiers and its AI copilot auto-completes correct table names, preventing Error 1632 before execution.
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