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5.4.12 mysql_drop_db()

intmysql_drop_db(MYSQL *mysql,              const char *db)

Description

Drops the database named by thedb parameter.

This function is deprecated. Usemysql_real_query() ormysql_query() to issue an SQLDROP 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));