Changing Data - Mastering phpMyAdmin 3.1 for Effective MySQL Management - page 92

Deleting all rows in many tables
The first screenshot under the previous section, shows a checkbox to the left of each
table name. We can choose some tables. Then, in the With selected menu, choose the
Empty operation as shown in the following screen:
Of course, this decision must not be taken lightly!
Deleting tables
Deleting a table erases the data and the table's structure. We can delete tables using
the Drop link in Table view:
In the Database view, we can delete a specific table by using the X-shaped icon for
that table. The same mechanism also exists for deleting more than one table (with the
drop-down menu and the Drop action).
The Empty and Drop actions are marked in red, to better indicate the
inherent danger of these actions on data.
Deleting databases
We can delete an entire database (including all its tables) using the Drop link in
Database view.