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

• CR_COMMANDS_OUT_OF_SYNC

  Commands were executed in an improper order.

• CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR

  The MySQL server has gone away.

• CR_SERVER_LOST

  The connection to the server was lost during the query.

• CR_UNKNOWN_ERROR

  An unknown error occurred.

Example

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