PHP & MySQL – Drop Table Example
PHP uses mysqli query() or mysql_query() function to drop a MySQL table. This function takes two parameters and returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Syntax
$mysqli->query($sql,$resultmode)
Sr.No. | Parameter & Description |
---|---|
1 |
$sql Required – SQL query to drop a table. |
2 |
$resultmode Optional – Either the constant MYSQLI_USE_RESULT or MYSQLI_STORE_RESULT depending on the desired behavior. By default, MYSQLI_STORE_RESULT is used. |
Example
Try the following example to drop a table −
Copy and paste the following example as mysql_example.php −
<html> <head><title>Dropping MySQL Table</title></head> <body> <?php $dbhost = ''localhost $dbuser = ''root $dbpass = ''root@123 $dbname = ''TUTORIALS $mysqli = new mysqli($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbname); if($mysqli->connect_errno ) { printf("Connect failed: %s<br />", $mysqli->connect_error); exit(); } printf(''Connected successfully.<br />''); if ($mysqli->query("Drop Table tutorials_tbl")) { printf("Table tutorials_tbl dropped successfully.<br />"); } if ($mysqli->errno) { printf("Could not drop table: %s<br />", $mysqli->error); } $mysqli->close(); ?> </body> </html>
Output
Access the mysql_example.php deployed on apache web server and verify the output.
Connected successfully. Table tutorials_tbl dropped successfully.