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Drop Database SQL Command

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Definition: The drop database command is used when you no longer need one of the SQL databases on your server. It will remove it permanently. It is phrased as: drop database [DatabaseName];
Examples: This will remove the database 'Dresses' from the MySQL server:
drop database Dresses;

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