MySQL and New Fields on the Form -...

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In the MySQL instructions for WFB, it states: "DO NOT CREATE THIS TABLE MANUALLY. On the first submission, Form Builder will create the table for you."

If I have a form that is saving data in a MySQL database and I add new fields, will it automatically add those fields in the MySQL Database?

Conversely, if I remove fields, does it remove the fields and data from the database or simply not save information in that field any longer?

If I change fieldnames (a form element name), what effect does it have on the MySQL table? Does it change the name of the MySQL field, keep the old MySQL fieldname, or create a new field? If it creates a new field, what does it do with the information in the old field.
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