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MySQL Drop Table statement is to delete the existing table. This statement removes the complete data of a table along with the whole structure or definition permanently from the database.
Syntax
DROP TABLE table_name ;
Dropping Tables from the Command Prompt
To drop tables from the command prompt, we need to execute the DROP TABLE SQL command at the my sql> prompt.
Example
root@host# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:*******
mysql> use EDUSITES;
Database changed
mysql> DROP TABLE edusites_tbl
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.8 sec)
mysql>
Dropping Tables Using PHP Script
To drop an existing table in any database, you would need to use the PHP function mysql_query(). You will pass its second argument with a proper SQL command to drop a table.
Example
<html>
<head>
<title>Creating MySQL Tables</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$dbhost = 'localhost:3036';
$dbuser = 'root';
$dbpass = 'rootpassword';
$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);
if(! $conn ) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
echo 'Connected successfully<br />';
$sql = "DROP TABLE tutorials_tbl";
mysql_select_db( 'TUTORIALS' );
$retval = mysql_query( $sql, $conn );
if(! $retval ) {
die('Could not delete table: ' . mysql_error());
}
echo "Table deleted successfully\n";
mysql_close($conn);
?>
</body>
</html>