MySQL Server Administration - Mastering phpMyAdmin 2.11 for Effective MySQL Management - page 286

Dropping Selected Databases
This is an operation that should not be taken lightly. To drop one or more databases,
we check the boxes next to the names of the databases to be dropped, and click on
the Drop Selected Databases link. A confirmation screen then appears.
Server Operations
The Status , Variables , and Processes links are available to get information about the
MySQL server or to act upon specific processes.
Server Status Verification
These statistics reflect the MySQL server's total activity, including (but not limited to)
the activity generated by queries sent from phpMyAdmin.
The General Status Page
Clicking the Status link produces runtime information about the server. The page
has several sections. First we get information about the elapsed running time and the
startup time, and then we get the total and average values for traffic and connections
(where ø means average):
Next, the statistics about queries are displayed (shown partially here). The average
number of queries per hour, minute, and second give a good indication of the
server load.