Change sql to not create tables if they do not exist anymore.

backend/config/database/schema.sql

 -- Roles permissions table
-CREATE TABLE rolesPermissions (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rolesPermissions (
   roleID INT PRIMARY KEY,
   permissionLevel VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
   permissionLevelDescription VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
 );
 
 -- Users table (Users are the login profiles for people)
-CREATE TABLE users (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS  users (
   userID INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
   username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
   roleID INT NOT NULL,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CREATE TABLE users (
 );
 
 -- Table to log login/logout information
-CREATE TABLE userLoginLogout (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS userLoginLogout (
   eventId INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
   eventTimestamp TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
   userID INT NOT NULL, 
@@ -24,27 +24,27 @@ CREATE TABLE userLoginLogout (
 
 
 
-CREATE TABLE degreeTypeLookup (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS degreeTypeLookup (
     degreeTypeId INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     degreeType ENUM('AS', 'BS', 'MS', 'PhD')
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE involvementType (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS involvementType (
     involvementTypeId INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     description VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE stateLookup (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS stateLookup (
     stateId INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE countryLookup (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS countryLookup (
     countryId INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE address (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS address (
     addressId INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     address1 VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
     address2 VARCHAR(255),
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CREATE TABLE address (
     FOREIGN KEY (countryId) REFERENCES countryLookup(countryId)
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE people (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS people (
     peopleId INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     firstName VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
     lastName VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ CREATE TABLE people (
     gender ENUM('male', 'female', 'other')
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE peopleDegree (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS peopleDegree (
     peopleDegreeId INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     peopleId INT, 
     degreeSubject VARCHAR(255),
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ CREATE TABLE peopleDegree (
     FOREIGN KEY (degreeTypeId) REFERENCES degreeTypeLookup(degreeTypeId)
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE chapterLookup (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS chapterLookup (
     chapterId INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE peopleXAddress (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS peopleXAddress (
     peopleId INT PRIMARY KEY,
     addressId INT UNIQUE,
     preferredAddress VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ CREATE TABLE peopleXAddress (
     FOREIGN KEY (addressId) REFERENCES address(addressId)
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE peopleContact (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS peopleContact (
     peopleContactId INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     peopleId INT,
     contactNumber VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ CREATE TABLE peopleContact (
     FOREIGN KEY (peopleId) REFERENCES people(peopleId)
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE involvementLookup (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS involvementLookup (
     involvementId INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     involvementType INT,
     FOREIGN KEY (involvementType) REFERENCES involvementType(involvementTypeId)
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE peopleXInvolvement (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS peopleXInvolvement (
     peopleId INT,
     involvementId INT,
     PRIMARY KEY (peopleId, involvementId),