DROP TABLE Query is used to Delete or Drop a table from MySQL Database.
Syntax:
DROP TABLE users
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS users
- mysql: To handle MySQL connection and Queries
npm install mysql
Modules:
SQL gfg_db
Database Preview (showing tables):
Example 1: Delete users Table
Javascript
const mysql = require( "mysql" );
let db_con = mysql.createConnection({ host: "localhost" ,
user: "root" ,
password: '' ,
database: 'gfg_db'
}); db_con.connect((err) => { if (err) {
console.log( "Database Connection Failed !!!" , err);
return ;
}
console.log( "We are connected to gfg_db database" );
// here is our query
let query = 'DROP TABLE users' ;
db_con.query(query, (err, rows) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log( 'Deleted users Table' );
});
}); |
Output:
Example 2: Delete users Table only if it Exists
Javascript
const mysql = require( "mysql" );
let db_con = mysql.createConnection({ host: "localhost" ,
user: "root" ,
password: '' ,
database: 'gfg_db'
}); db_con.connect((err) => { if (err) {
console.log( "Database Connection Failed !!!" , err);
return ;
}
console.log( "We are connected to gfg_db database" );
// notice the if exists in below query
let query = 'DROP TABLE IF EXISTS users' ;
db_con.query(query, (err, rows) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log( 'Deleted users Table' );
});
}); |
Output: