对mysql的表的表结构进行修改时，有用到change，modify两个，它们都有“改变”的意思，那它们在功能上有什么区别了？做个试验比较下
1、字段重命名：
1)change
mysql> alter table t1 change number id char(2);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.08 sec)
Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
2)modify
mysql> alter table t1 modify id num int(2);
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'num int(2)' at line 1
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结论：能用change重命名，而modify不能。
2、修改字段类型和约束
1)modify
mysql> alter table t1 modify id int(2);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.06 sec)
Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql> alter table t1 modify id int(2) not null;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.08 sec)
Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
2)change
mysql> alter table t1 change id char(2);
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'char(2)' at line 1
mysql> alter table t1 change id char(2) not null;
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'char(2) not null' at line 1
结论：modify能修改字段类型和约束，而change不能。
最终结论：change用来字段重命名，不能修改字段类型和约束；
modify不用来字段重命名，只能修改字段类型和约束；
