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1) Create/Switch to database you want to drop >
Once you are connected to mongoDB
MongoDB shell version: 3.0.6
connecting to: test (Now, you are CONNECTED)
> use mydb
switched to db mydb
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Above we created new database (if not exists) in mongoDB named mydb
2) Now, See list of all databases in MongoDb, where you can see mydb as well >
> show dbs
admin 0.078GB
local 0.078GB
mydb 0.078GB
testdb 0.078GB
yourdb 0.078GB
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You can see mydb which you have created.
3) Drop database from mongoDB server >
Use db.dropDatabase() method to drop current database.
> db.dropDatabase()
{ "dropped" : "mydb", "ok" : 1 }
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4) Now, again see list of all databases in MongoDb>
> show dbs
admin 0.078GB
local 0.078GB
testdb 0.078GB
yourdb 0.078GB
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You can see mydb is dropped.
SUMMARY>
So in this mongoDB tutorial we used db.dropDatabase() method to drop current database in MongoDB.
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What is MongoDB - A quick introduction to database
Create new database in mongoDB
Install and connect to MongoDB on windows
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