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MongoDB\\Client::dropDatabase()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Client::dropDatabase()

   Drop a database on the server.

   .. code-block:: php

      function dropDatabase(string $databaseName, array $options = []): array|object

   This method has the following parameters:

   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBClient-method-dropDatabase-param.rst

   The ``$options`` parameter supports the following options:

   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBClient-method-dropDatabase-option.rst

Return Values
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An array or object with the result document of the :manual:`dropDatabase
</reference/command/dropDatabase>` command. The return type will depend on the
``typeMap`` option.

Errors/Exceptions
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.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-unsupportedexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-invalidargumentexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-driver-runtimeexception.rst

Example
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The following example drops the ``test`` database:

.. code-block:: php

   <?php

   $client = new MongoDB\Client;

   $result = $client->dropDatabase('test');

   var_dump($result);

The output would then resemble::

   object(MongoDB\Model\BSONDocument)#8 (1) {
     ["storage":"ArrayObject":private]=>
     array(2) {
       ["dropped"]=>
       string(4) "test"
       ["ok"]=>
       float(1)
     }
   }

See Also
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- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Database::drop()`
- :manual:`dropDatabase </reference/command/dropDatabase>` command reference in
  the MongoDB manual
