Learn how to Delete/Drop an existing MySQL database

By admin|Computer, MySQL

Use mysqladmin drop command to drom mysql database.

# mysqladmin -u root -ptmppassword drop testdb
Dropping the database is potentially a very bad thing to do.
Any data stored in the database will be destroyed.

Do you really want to drop the 'testdb' database [y/N] y
Database "testdb" dropped

# mysql -u root -ptmppassword
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 707
Server version: 5.1.25-rc-community MySQL Community Server (GPL)

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> show databases;
+--------------------+
| Database           |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| mysql              |
| sugarcrm           |
+--------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)