DROP DATABASE
The DROP DATABASE
statement permanently removes a specified database schema, and all of the tables and views that were created inside. User privileges that are associated with the dropped database remain unaffected.
Synopsis
- DropDatabaseStmt
- IfExists
DropDatabaseStmt ::=
'DROP' 'DATABASE' IfExists DBName
IfExists ::= ( 'IF' 'EXISTS' )?
Examples
mysql> SHOW DATABASES;
+--------------------+
| Database |
+--------------------+
| INFORMATION_SCHEMA |
| PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA |
| mysql |
| test |
+--------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> DROP DATABASE test;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.25 sec)
mysql> SHOW DATABASES;
+--------------------+
| Database |
+--------------------+
| INFORMATION_SCHEMA |
| PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA |
| mysql |
+--------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
MySQL compatibility
This statement is understood to be fully compatible with MySQL. Any compatibility differences should be reported via an issue on GitHub.
See also
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