title: How do I remove a MySQL database?
body: <p>You may notice from my last question that a problem caused some more problems, <em><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1081399">Reading MySQL manuals in MySQL monitor?</a></em></p>
  
  <p>My database is now unusable partly due to my interest to break things and my inability to look at error messages. I know that I should not reuse primary keys, but I would like to use them again after the removal of the database that I deteriorated. So</p>
  
  <p><strong>How can I correctly remove a MySQL database?</strong></p>