mysql_drop_db()

mysql_drop_db - Drop (delete) a MySQL database

Syntax

bool mysql_drop_db (string $database_name, resource $link_identifier)

Arguments

• database_name - The name of the database that will be deleted.
• link_identifier - The MySQL 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.

Description

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 a sql DROP DATABASEstatement instead.

Version

PHP 4, 5

Return value

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.