`mysql_drop_db`

mysql_drop_db
Drop (delete) a MariaDB database

Description

bool mysql_drop_db(string database_name,


resource link_identifier= =NULL);

mysql_drop_db attempts to drop (remove) an entire database from the server associated with the specified link identifier. This function is deprecated, it is preferable to use mysql_query to issue an sql DROP DATABASE statement instead.

Parameters

database_name: The name of the database that will be deleted.
link_identifier: The MariaDB connection. If the link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by mysql_connect is assumed. If no such link is found, it will try to create one as if mysql_connect was called with no arguments. If no connection is found or established, an E_WARNING level error is generated.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example 20.27. mysql_drop_db alternative example

<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
if (!$link) {
 die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
$sql = 'DROP DATABASE my_db';
if (mysql_query($sql, $link)) {
 echo 'Database my_db was successfully dropped\n';
} else {
 echo 'Error dropping database: ' . mysql_error() . '\n';
}
?>

Notes

Warning

This function will not be available if the MariaDB extension was built against a MariaDB 4.x client library.Note

For backward compatibility, the following deprecated alias may be used: mysql_dropdb