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<refentry id="SQL-DROPDATABASE">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPDATABASE-TITLE">DROP DATABASE</refentrytitle>
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<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>DROP DATABASE</refname>
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<refpurpose>remove a database</refpurpose>
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<indexterm zone="sql-dropdatabase">
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<primary>DROP DATABASE</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<synopsis>
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DROP DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
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</synopsis>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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<command>DROP DATABASE</command> drops a database. It removes the
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catalog entries for the database and deletes the directory
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containing the data. It can only be executed by the database owner.
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<para>
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<command>DROP DATABASE</command> cannot be undone. Use it with care!
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Parameters</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The name of the database to remove.
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</para>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Diagnostics</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><computeroutput>DROP DATABASE</computeroutput></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This message is returned if the command was successful.
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</para>
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<term><computeroutput>DROP DATABASE: cannot be executed on the currently open database</computeroutput></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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You cannot be connected to the database you are about to remove.
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Instead, connect to <literal>template1</literal> or any other
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database and run this command again.
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</para>
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<term><computeroutput>DROP DATABASE: may not be called in a transaction block</computeroutput></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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You must finish the transaction in progress before you can call this command.
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<refsect1>
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<title>Notes</title>
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<para>
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This command cannot be executed while connected to the target
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database. Thus, it might be more convenient to use the program
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<xref linkend="app-dropdb" endterm="app-dropdb-title"> instead,
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which is a wrapper around this command.
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<title>Compatibility</title>
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<para>
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The is no <command>DROP DATABASE</command> statement in the SQL standard.
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<title>See Also</title>
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<member><xref linkend="sql-createdatabase" endterm="sql-createdatabase-title"></member>
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