Deleting the Database using PHP

    You can delete the database in the same manner as you created the database using the mysql_query function.

    Example

    <?php
    $db_host = 'localhost:3036';
    $db_user = 'root';
    $db_pass = 'rootpassword';
    $db_conn = mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass);
    if(! $db_conn ) {
    die('Error: ' . mysql_error());
    }
    echo 'Success';
    $db_sql = 'DROP Database demo_db';
    $db_retval = mysql_query( $sql, $conn );
    if(! $db_retval ) {
    die('Database deletion failed: ' . mysql_error());
    }
    echo "Database demo_db deleted\n";
    mysql_close($db_conn);
    ?>

    Deleting table within the database using PHP

    Make sure that you are deleting the right table and database else you may lose some important data.

    Example

    <?php
    $db_host = 'localhost:3036';
    $db_user = 'root';
    $db_pass = 'rootpassword';
    $db_conn = mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass);
    if(! $db_conn ) {
    die('Connection failed: ' . mysql_error());
    }
    echo 'Success';
    $db_sql = 'DROP table students';
    mysql_select_db('demo_db');
    $db_retval = mysql_query( $db_sql, $conn );
    if(! $db_retval ) {
    die('Table deletion failed: ' . mysql_error());
    }
    echo "Table student deleted successfully\n";
    mysql_close($db_conn);
    ?>

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