# DROP_PUBLICATION - remove a publication - man(7) - [phpMan]

_DROP_ [_PUBLICATION_(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PUBLICATION/7/markdown)                PostgreSQL 16.14 Documentation                _DROP_ [_PUBLICATION_(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PUBLICATION/7/markdown)

## NAME
       DROP_PUBLICATION - remove a publication

## SYNOPSIS
       DROP PUBLICATION [ IF EXISTS ] _name_ [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

## DESCRIPTION
       **DROP PUBLICATION **removes an existing publication from the database.

       A publication can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser.

## PARAMETERS
       IF EXISTS
           Do not throw an error if the publication does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.

       _name_
           The name of an existing publication.

       CASCADE
       RESTRICT
           These key words do not have any effect, since there are no dependencies on publications.

## EXAMPLES
       Drop a publication:

           DROP PUBLICATION mypublication;

## COMPATIBILITY
       **DROP PUBLICATION **is a PostgreSQL extension.

## SEE ALSO
       CREATE PUBLICATION ([**CREATE_PUBLICATION**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/CREATEPUBLICATION/7/markdown)), ALTER PUBLICATION ([**ALTER_PUBLICATION**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ALTERPUBLICATION/7/markdown))

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