# MongoDB::drop

(PECL mongo >=0.9.0)

MongoDB::drop — Drops this database

### Description

public MongoDB::drop ( ) : array

This drops the database currently being used.

This is identical to running:

`<?php
public function drop() {
$this->command(array("dropDatabase" => 1));
}
?>`

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns the database response.

### Examples

Example #1 MongoDB::drop() example

This example demonstrates how to drop a mongo database and the response to expect.

`<?php
$db = $mongo->foo;
$response = $db->drop();
print_r($response);
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Array
    (
        [dropped] => foo.$cmd
        [ok] => 1
    )