Php/docs/mongocollection.drop

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MongoCollection::drop

(PECL mongo >=0.9.0)

MongoCollection::drop — Drops this collection

Description

public MongoCollection::drop ( ) : array

Drops this collection and deletes its indices.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the database response.

Examples

Example #1 MongoCollection::drop() example

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

<?php$collection = $mongo->my_db->articles;$response = $collection->drop();print_r($response);?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Array
(
    [nIndexesWas] => 1
    [msg] => all indexes deleted for collection
    [ns] => my_db.articles
    [ok] => 1
)