# **DROP TABLE**

## **Grammar Description**

This statement is used to delete a table from the currently selected database, and an error will be reported if the table does not exist unless the `IF EXISTS` modifier is used.

## **Grammar Structure**

```sql
DROP TABLE [IF EXISTS] [db.]name
```

## **Example**

```text
CREATE TABLE table01(a int);

mysql> DROP TABLE table01;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
```