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 ifmysql_connect
was called with no arguments. If no connection is found or established, anE_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
WarningThis 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
See Also
mysql_query |