How to delete a column in an existing table?



How to delete a column in an existing table?..

Answer / Vivek Kumar Katiyar

To delete a column from an existing table, you can use the ALTER TABLE command with the DROP COLUMN clause. The basic command is 'ALTER TABLE your_table DROP COLUMN column_name;'.

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