DROP SERVER

DROP SERVER

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SQL - Language Statements

DROP SERVER

remove a foreign server descriptor

DROP SERVER \[ IF EXISTS \]

name

\[, \...\] \[ CASCADE \| RESTRICT \]

Description
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`DROP SERVER` removes an existing foreign server descriptor. To execute
this command, the current user must be the owner of the server.

Parameters
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`IF EXISTS`

:   Do not throw an error if the server does not exist. A notice is
    issued in this case.

name

:   The name of an existing server.

`CASCADE`

:   Automatically drop objects that depend on the server (such as user
    mappings), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see
    [???](#ddl-depend)).

`RESTRICT`

:   Refuse to drop the server if any objects depend on it. This is the
    default.

Examples
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Drop a server `foo` if it exists:

    DROP SERVER IF EXISTS foo;

Compatibility
=============

`DROP SERVER` conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED). The `IF EXISTS`
clause is a PostgreSQL extension.

See Also
========
