MySQL: Slow Drop table command

Question

I'm trying to use

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS <myTableName>;

however, even after a few hours it still works. Any suggestions on a workaround?

Answer 1

I had the same problem and it just resolved by restarting the server:

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start

Perhaps some kind of lock was delayed and a restart was released.