22.8.7.11. 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. It is preferable to use mysql_query() to issue an SQL DROP DATABASE statement instead.

Return Values

Zero if the database was dropped successfully. 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));