This topic describes how to delete a database from an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
You can delete a database by using the ApsaraDB RDS console or an SQL statement.
Delete a database by using the ApsaraDB RDS console
- Log on to the ApsaraDB for RDS console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region where your RDS instance resides.
- Find your RDS instance and click its ID.
- In the left-side navigation pane, click Databases.
- Find the database that you want to delete and in the Actions column click Delete.
- In the message that appears, click OK.
Delete a database by using an SQL statement
- Connect to the RDS instance to which the database belongs. For more information, see
Connect to an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
- Execute the following statement to delete the database:
drop database <database name>;
Related operations
Operation |
Description |
DeleteDatabase |
Deletes a database from an ApsaraDB RDS instance. |