DROP DATABASE

DROP DATABASE is a SQL statement in the DDL Statements category. Permanently removes a database and ALL its tables and data. The syntax is DROP DATABASE [IF EXISTS] database_name;. It returns none (DB removed). A typical example: DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS old_test_db; A close relative is CREATE TABLE, which creates a new table in the database with specified columns, data types, and constraints. A close relative is ALTER TABLE, which modifies an existing table: add/drop columns, modify data types, rename, add/drop constraints. A close relative is DROP TABLE, which permanently removes a table and all its data from the database. Cannot be undone. More about this category: Data Definition Language — CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, DROP TABLE, TRUNCATE, CREATE INDEX. Related DDL Statements entries: CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, DROP TABLE, TRUNCATE TABLE, RENAME TABLE, CREATE DATABASE, CREATE SCHEMA, ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN.