DROP PROCEDURE
and DROP FUNCTION
Syntax
This statement is used to drop a stored procedure or function. That is, the specified routine is removed from the server. You must have the ALTER ROUTINE
privilege for the routine. (If the automatic_sp_privileges
system variable is enabled, that privilege and EXECUTE
are granted automatically to the routine creator when the routine is created and dropped from the creator when the routine is dropped. See , "Stored Routines and MariaDB Privileges".)
The IF EXISTS
clause is a MariaDB extension. It prevents an error from occurring if the procedure or function does not exist. A warning is produced that can be viewed with SHOW WARNINGS
.
DROP FUNCTION
is also used to drop user-defined functions (see , "DROP FUNCTION
Syntax").