Error 1305: does not exist

Possible Causes and Solutions

This error is returned when what is being called called does not exist. For example:

CALL Reset_animal_count();
ERROR 1305 (42000): PROCEDURE test.Reset_animal_count does not exist

SELECT Reset_animal_count();
ERROR 1305 (42000): FUNCTION test.Reset_animal_count does not exist

There are a number of possible causes:

• The stored procedure or stored function has not yet been created. See CREATE PROCEDURE or CREATE FUNCTION. For example:

DELIMITER //
CREATE PROCEDURE Reset_animal_count()                      
    MODIFIES SQL DATA
    UPDATE animal_count SET animals = 0;
 //
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.032 sec)

DELIMITER ;

CALL Reset_animal_count();
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)

• There was a typo in the name. Check also that the case is correct. See Identifier Case-sensitivity. For example:

CALL reset_animal_count();
ERROR 1305 (42000): PROCEDURE test.Reset_animal_count does not exist

CALL Reset_animal_count();
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)

• The database specified is not the same as the the database containing the stored procedure or function. For example:

use test2
CALL Reset_animal_count();
ERROR 1305 (42000): PROCEDURE test2.Reset_animal_count does not exist

Either change the default (current) database with the USE statement, or specify the database in the call, for example:

CALL test.Reset_animal_count(); 
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)

or

use test
CALL Reset_animal_count();
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)

• One is trying to access a stored procedure instead of a stored function, or vice-versa. For example:

SELECT Reset_animal_count();
ERROR 1305 (42000): FUNCTION test.Reset_animal_count does not exist

CALL Reset_animal_count();  
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)