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6<refentry id="SQL-DROPSERVER">
7 <indexterm zone="sql-dropserver">
8  <primary>DROP SERVER</primary>
9 </indexterm>
10
11 <refmeta>
12  <refentrytitle>DROP SERVER</refentrytitle>
13  <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
14  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
15 </refmeta>
16
17 <refnamediv>
18  <refname>DROP SERVER</refname>
19  <refpurpose>remove a foreign server descriptor</refpurpose>
20 </refnamediv>
21
22 <refsynopsisdiv>
23<synopsis>
24DROP SERVER [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
25</synopsis>
26 </refsynopsisdiv>
27
28 <refsect1>
29  <title>Description</title>
30
31  <para>
32   <command>DROP SERVER</command> removes an existing foreign server
33   descriptor.  To execute this command, the current user must be the
34   owner of the server.
35  </para>
36 </refsect1>
37
38 <refsect1>
39  <title>Parameters</title>
40
41  <variablelist>
42   <varlistentry>
43    <term><literal>IF EXISTS</literal></term>
44    <listitem>
45     <para>
46      Do not throw an error if the server does not exist.  A notice is
47      issued in this case.
48     </para>
49    </listitem>
50   </varlistentry>
51
52   <varlistentry>
53    <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
54    <listitem>
55     <para>
56      The name of an existing server.
57     </para>
58    </listitem>
59   </varlistentry>
60
61   <varlistentry>
62    <term><literal>CASCADE</literal></term>
63    <listitem>
64     <para>
65      Automatically drop objects that depend on the server (such as
66      user mappings),
67      and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
68      (see <xref linkend="ddl-depend">).
69     </para>
70    </listitem>
71   </varlistentry>
72
73   <varlistentry>
74    <term><literal>RESTRICT</literal></term>
75    <listitem>
76     <para>
77      Refuse to drop the server if any objects depend on it.  This is
78      the default.
79     </para>
80    </listitem>
81   </varlistentry>
82  </variablelist>
83 </refsect1>
84
85 <refsect1>
86  <title>Examples</title>
87
88  <para>
89   Drop a server <literal>foo</> if it exists:
90<programlisting>
91DROP SERVER IF EXISTS foo;
92</programlisting></para>
93 </refsect1>
94
95 <refsect1>
96  <title>Compatibility</title>
97
98  <para>
99   <command>DROP SERVER</command> conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9
100   (SQL/MED).  The <literal>IF EXISTS</> clause is
101   a <productname>PostgreSQL</> extension.
102  </para>
103 </refsect1>
104
105 <refsect1>
106  <title>See Also</title>
107
108  <simplelist type="inline">
109   <member><xref linkend="sql-createserver"></member>
110   <member><xref linkend="sql-alterserver"></member>
111  </simplelist>
112 </refsect1>
113
114</refentry>
115