# Stored Procedures

- [Stored Procedure Overview](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/stored-routines/stored-procedures/stored-procedure-overview.md): Stored procedures are precompiled collections of SQL statements stored on the server, allowing for encapsulated logic, parameterized execution, and improved application performance.
- [CREATE PROCEDURE](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/stored-routines/stored-procedures/create-procedure.md): Complete CREATE PROCEDURE guide for MariaDB. Complete reference documentation for implementation, configuration, and usage with comprehensive examples and.
- [ALTER PROCEDURE](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/stored-routines/stored-procedures/alter-procedure.md): The ALTER PROCEDURE statement modifies the characteristics of an existing stored procedure, such as its security context or comment, without changing its logic.
- [DROP PROCEDURE](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/stored-routines/stored-procedures/drop-procedure.md): The DROP PROCEDURE statement permanently removes a stored procedure and its associated privileges from the database.


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