This tutorial assumes that you have XAMPP 1.7.3 installed. The procedure should be the same for other versions of XAMPP. A XAMPP installation procedure for Windows XP can be found here. Click on images for full sized versions. (1) Enter http://localhost/phpmyadmin into your browser’s URL field. This will bring you to the phpmyadmin main page. (2) Click on the Databases tab.  This will bring you to a page listing all your databases. (3) Select the databases you wish to drop by clicking on the checkbox next to them. Then click on the drop icon located below the databases cdcol is the cd collection sample database that comes with XAMPP – it is safe to delete, if you like, just be WARNED that the application will no longer work. information_schema is a necessary database for XAMPP … Read entire article »