MySQL Error 1050 table already exists error

In MySQL when running on a Windows server with "Make table names case insensitive" set to 2. You will get a table exists error when trying to create a table that has previously been created. I have found that this occurs if you use upper case letters in the name of the table. For example: Create Table JohnTempTable (ud1 int, ud2 varchar(10)); Drop Table JohnTempTable; Now when you try and create the same table you get a table exists error. The work around I found is to create your original table using all lower case. example: Create Table johntemptable (ud1 int, ud2 varchar(10)); Now you can drop and recreate the table without the table exists error.