setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); //get article ID from form $id = $_POST['article_id']; //delete article from database $sql = "DELETE FROM articles WHERE id=:id"; $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql); $stmt->bindParam(':id', $id); $stmt->execute(); echo "Article deleted successfully"; } catch(PDOException $e) { echo "Error deleting article: " . $e->getMessage(); } $conn = null; ?>Package libraries that can be used for implementing article delete functionality in PHP include MySQLi extension and PDO extension.