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I want to use variable name in drop table statement in mysql.

set @dropable:='table_name';
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS @dropable;
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You could try using a prepared statement here:

SET @droptable := 'table_name';
SET @sql := CONCAT('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ', @droptable);
PREPARE stmt FROM @sql;
EXECUTE stmt;
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