diff --git a/tests/p_php/20-php-mysql-test.sh b/tests/p_php/20-php-mysql-test.sh
index 9f6510f..55d5c11 100755
--- a/tests/p_php/20-php-mysql-test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_php/20-php-mysql-test.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ t_ServiceControl mysqld start >/dev/null 2>&1
 CREATE='/var/tmp/mysql-php-QA.sql'
 
 cat >$CREATE <<EOF
+drop database if exists phptests;
 create database phptests;
 use phptests;
 create table tests (name varchar(20)) ;