MySQL Procedure: Drop All Tables in Database

If you ever need a progmatic way to drop all tables in a database, you can use the following stored procedure:

DELIMITER $$
DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS drop_all_tables_from $$
CREATE PROCEDURE drop_all_tables_from(IN schema_target VARCHAR(128))

BEGIN

DECLARE table_list TEXT;
SELECT
    GROUP_CONCAT(`TABLE_NAME`)
INTO
    table_list

FROM `information_schema`.`TABLES`
WHERE
      `TABLE_SCHEMA` = schema_target;

IF table_list IS NOT NULL THEN
    SET @drop_tables = CONCAT("DROP TABLE ", table_list);

    PREPARE stmt FROM @drop_tables;
    EXECUTE stmt;
    DEALLOCATE PREPARE stmt;
END IF;

END $$
DELIMITER ;

To use, simply call the procedure with the database name as the parameter:

CALL drop_all_tables_from("database_name"); 

Note: This will drop all tables, without confirmation for the database name provided.