Can't delete a mySQL table. (Error 1050)

mysql, mysql-error-1050

Solution

Judging from the name it might be a view. Try using DROP VIEW:

DROP VIEW uc_order_products_qty_vw

DROP TABLE doesn't work for views:

CREATE VIEW test_vw AS SELECT 1;
SELECT * FROM test_vw;    -- works
DROP TABLE test_vw;       -- error: Unknown table 'test_vw'
DROP VIEW test_vw;        -- works

Problem

I have a pesky table that will not delete and it's holding up my dev environment refresh :( I know this table exists. Example... ``` mysql> select * from uc_order_products_qty_vw limit 10; +-----+-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | nid | order_count | avg_qty | sum_qty | max_qty | min_qty | +-----+-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | 105 | 1 | 1.0000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 110 | 5 | 1.0000 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 111 | 1 | 1.0000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 113 | 5 | 1.0000 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 114 | 1 | 1.0000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 115 | 1 | 1.0000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 117 | 2 | 1.0000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 119 | 3 | 1.3333 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | 190 | 5 | 1.0000 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 199 | 2 | 1.0000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +-----+-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 10 rows in set (0.00 sec) ``` However when I try to drop it... ``` mysql> DROP TABLE IF EXISTS uc_order_products_qty_vw; Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec) ``` It doesn't work, the table is still there, and the warning says this... ``` mysql> show warnings limit 1; +-------+------+------------------------------------------+ | Level | Code | Message | +-------+------+------------------------------------------+ | Note | 1051 | Unknown table 'uc_order_products_qty_vw' | +-------+------+------------------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) ``` Feeling pretty dumbfounded.

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