DROP DATABASE

Name

DROP DATABASE — Destroys an existing database.
   DROP DATABASE name
  

Inputs

name

The name of an existing database to remove.

Outputs

DESTROYDB

This message is returned if the command is successful.

WARN: destroydb: database "name" does not exist.

This message occurs if the specified database does not exist.

Description

DROP DATABASE removes the catalog entries for an existing database and deletes the directory containing the data. It can only be executed by the database administrator (See the CREATE DATABASE command for details).

Notes

WARNING

This query should NOT be executed interactively. The destroydb script should be used instead.

DROP DATABASE statement is a PostgreSQL language extension.

Refer to the CREATE DATABASE statement for information on how to create a database.

Compatibility

SQL92

There is no DROP DATABASE statement in SQL92.