MongoCollection::drop

(PECL mongo >=0.9.0)

MongoCollection::drop — Drops this collection

Description

public array MongoCollection::drop ( void )

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
)