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MongoDB\\Database::drop()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Database::drop

   Drops the database.
   
   .. code-block:: php
   
      function dropCollection($collectionName, array $options = []): array|object
   
   :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Database::drop` has the following
   parameters:
   
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBDatabase-method-drop-param.rst
   
   The ``$options`` parameter accepts the following options:
   
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBDatabase-method-drop-option.rst

Output
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Returns the command result document as an array.

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

.. code-block:: php

   $db = (new MongoDB\Client)->demo;

   $result = $db->drop();
   
   
   var_dump($result);

The output would then resemble::

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

.. seealso::

   - :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Client::dropDatabase`
   - :manual:`dropDatabase </reference/command/dropDatabase>` command
     reference in the MongoDB manual