Ensure that a view is a view and not a table

src/Database/View.php

@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ class View
 			}
 		}
 
-		$sql = sprintf("DROP VIEW IF EXISTS `%s`", DBA::escape($name));
+		if (self::isView($name)) {
+			$sql = sprintf("DROP VIEW `%s`", DBA::escape($name));
+		} elseif (self::isTable($name)) {
+			$sql = sprintf("DROP TABLE `%s`", DBA::escape($name));
+		}
 
 		if ($verbose) {
 			echo $sql . ";\n";
@@ -134,4 +138,40 @@ class View
 
 		return $r;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the given table/view is a view
+	 *
+	 * @param string $view
+	 * @return boolean "true" if it's a view
+	 */
+	private static function isView(string $view)
+	{
+		$status = DBA::selectFirst(['INFORMATION_SCHEMA' => 'TABLES'], ['TABLE_TYPE'],
+			['TABLE_SCHEMA' => DBA::databaseName(), 'TABLE_NAME' => $view]);
+
+		if (empty($status['TABLE_TYPE'])) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return $status['TABLE_TYPE'] == 'VIEW';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the given table/view is a view
+	 *
+	 * @param string $table
+	 * @return boolean "true" if it's a table
+	 */
+	private static function isTable(string $table)
+	{
+		$status = DBA::selectFirst(['INFORMATION_SCHEMA' => 'TABLES'], ['TABLE_TYPE'],
+			['TABLE_SCHEMA' => DBA::databaseName(), 'TABLE_NAME' => $table]);
+
+			if (empty($status['TABLE_TYPE'])) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return $status['TABLE_TYPE'] == 'BASE TABLE';
+	}
 }