-- Add address column to customers table SET @dbname = DATABASE(); SET @tablename = "customers"; SET @columnname = "address"; SET @preparedStatement = (SELECT IF( ( SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE (table_name = @tablename) AND (table_schema = @dbname) AND (column_name = @columnname) ) > 0, "SELECT 1", "ALTER TABLE customers ADD COLUMN address TEXT;" )); PREPARE alterIfNotExists FROM @preparedStatement; EXECUTE alterIfNotExists; DEALLOCATE PREPARE alterIfNotExists;