DROP TABLE¶

Synopsis¶

DROP TABLE  [ IF EXISTS ] table_name

Description¶

Drops an existing table.

The optional IF EXISTS clause causes the error to be suppressed if the table does not exist.

Examples¶

Drop the table orders_by_date:

DROP TABLE orders_by_date

Drop the table orders_by_date if it exists:

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS orders_by_date

See Also¶

ALTER TABLE, CREATE TABLE