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5.4.12 mysql_drop_db()

int
mysql_drop_db(MYSQL *mysql,
              const char *db)

Description

Drops the database named by the db parameter.

This function is deprecated. Use mysql_real_query() or mysql_query() to issue an SQL DROP DATABASE statement instead.

Return Values

Zero for success. Nonzero if an error occurred.

Errors

Example

if(mysql_drop_db(&mysql, "my_database"))
  fprintf(stderr, "Failed to drop the database: Error: %s\n",
          mysql_error(&mysql));