SET @s = (SELECT IF( (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE() AND table_name = 'Monitors' AND column_name = 'RTSPStreamName' ) > 0, "SELECT 'Column RTSPStreamName already exists in Monitors'", "ALTER TABLE `Monitors` ADD `RTSPStreamName` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '' AFTER `RTSPServer`" )); PREPARE stmt FROM @s; EXECUTE stmt;