DROP DATABASE dbname

DROP DATABASE dbname;

–The DROP DATABASE statement is used to drop an existing SQL database.<br /> DROP DATABASE databasename;

DROP DATABASE ma_base

— to delete database<br /> DROP DATABASE <database_name></p> <p>— to create database<br /> CREATE DATABASE <database_name>

DROP DATABASE databasename

The DROP DATABASE statement drops all tables in the database and deletes the database permanently. Therefore, you should be very careful when using this statement.</p> <p>The following shows the syntax of the DROP DATABASE statement:</p> <p>DROP DATABASE [IF EXISTS] database_name;</p> <p>In MySQL, the schema is the synonym for the database, therefore, you can use them interchangeably:</p> <p>DROP SCHEMA [IF EXISTS] database_name;

mysql> drop database `my-database`;<br />

mysql -e “DROP DATABASE db_name;”

DROP DATABASE databasename<br /> TO DELETE DATABASE