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Delete a column from an existing MySQL table

The SQL command in this recipe removes a column and the column’s data from an existing MySQL table.


To delete the column col_stuff from the table table_things, use the following SQL command:

ALTER TABLE 'table_things' DROP 'col_stuff'

Quinn McHenry
Quinn McHenry
Quinn was one of the original co-founders of Tech-Recipes. He is currently crafting iOS applications as a senior developer at Small Planet Digital in Brooklyn, New York.
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