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MySQL DDL and Schema Design Cheatsheet/Drop a database

Delete an entire schema and all objects inside it.

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Section: constraints and keys

Drop a database

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DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS sandbox_db;
Explanation

This is intentionally destructive and should be reserved for controlled environments.

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