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  1. Feb 11, 2020 #1
    Jon Snow

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    When I try to drop the database, it gives me the error:
    Code (Text):
    ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'database_name' at line 1

    How can I delete it?
     
  2. Feb 11, 2020 #2
    Jon Snow

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    If it helps, the 1-2 GB database took ages to import (I had to exit the screen after hours of it doing its thing because I believe it was stuck). I used @eva2000's script to create the database, uploaded the sql file to the server and used the normal mysql import command to import the database file to the database.

    After, I upgraded my VPS from Linode's 1 GB to the 8 GB plan and the import went smoothly. I also had no issues deleting this database. The only difference between this and the first was that I didn't use numbers alone for names.

    The first database and its user were named after 4 numbers. Both database and user are unable to be deleted.
     
  3. Feb 11, 2020 #3
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    what command you are running to delete?
     
  4. Feb 12, 2020 #4
    Jon Snow

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    Code (Text):
    mysql -u root
DROP DATABASE database_name;
     
  5. Feb 12, 2020 #5
    eva2000

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    can you give example of none working database and user name ?
     
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    Jon Snow

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    I'll PM you.
     
  7. Feb 12, 2020 #7
    eva2000

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    see MySQL :: MySQL 8.0 Reference Manual :: 9.2 Schema Object Names

    interesting

    create database named = 1010
    Code (Text):
    mysqladmin create 1010

    check database listing
    Code (Text):
    mysql -e "show databases like '%1010';"
+------------------+
| Database (%1010) |
+------------------+
| 1010             |
+------------------+

    try deleting database = 1010
    Code (Text):
    mysqladmin drop 1010        
Dropping the database is potentially a very bad thing to do.
Any data stored in the database will be destroyed.
Do you really want to drop the '1010' database [y/N] y
Database "1010" dropped

    worked fine here

    or database 1010_dbname
    Code (Text):
    mysqladmin create 1010_dbname

    Code (Text):
    mysql -e "show databases like '1010%';"
+------------------+
| Database (1010%) |
+------------------+
| 1010_dbname      |
+------------------+

    Code (Text):
    mysqladmin drop 1010_dbname          
Dropping the database is potentially a very bad thing to do.
Any data stored in the database will be destroyed.
Do you really want to drop the '1010_dbname' database [y/N] y
Database "1010_dbname" dropped

    works as well
     
  8. Feb 12, 2020 #8
    Jon Snow

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    @eva2000 That worked. I guess I'll have to delete digit-only names that way.
     
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