DROP TABLE

This statement drops a table from the currently selected database. An error is returned if the table does not exist, unless the IF EXISTS modifier is used.

By design DROP TABLE will also drop views, as they share the same namespace as tables.

Synopsis

DropTableStmt:

TableOrTables:

TableNameList:

Examples

mysql> CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.11 sec)

mysql> DROP TABLE t1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.22 sec)

mysql> DROP TABLE table_not_exists;
ERROR 1051 (42S02): Unknown table 'test.table_not_exists'
mysql> DROP TABLE IF EXISTS table_not_exists;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT 1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.10 sec)

mysql> DROP TABLE v1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.23 sec)

MySQL compatibility

• Dropping a table with IF EXISTS does not return a warning when attempting to drop a table that does not exist. Issue #7867

See also

• CREATE TABLE
• SHOW CREATE TABLE
• SHOW TABLES