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<h1>8.15. DROP TABLE</h1>
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
<div class="highlight-none"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>DROP TABLE  [ IF EXISTS ] table_name
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<p>Drops an existing table.</p>
<p>The optional <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">IF</span> <span class="pre">EXISTS</span></code> clause causes the error to be suppressed if
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<p>Drop the table <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">orders_by_date</span></code>:</p>
<div class="highlight-sql"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="k">DROP</span> <span class="k">TABLE</span> <span class="n">orders_by_date</span>
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<p>Drop the table <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">orders_by_date</span></code> if it exists:</p>
<div class="highlight-sql"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="k">DROP</span> <span class="k">TABLE</span> <span class="k">IF</span> <span class="k">EXISTS</span> <span class="n">orders_by_date</span>
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<p><a class="reference internal" href="alter-table.html"><span class="doc">ALTER TABLE</span></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="create-table.html"><span class="doc">CREATE TABLE</span></a></p>
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