mysql_list_tables
List tables in a MySQL database
Warning
This function was deprecated in PHP 4.3.0, and it
and the entire original MySQL extension was removed in PHP 7.0.0.
Instead, use either the actively developed MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extensions.
See also the MySQL: choosing an API guide.
Alternatives to this function include:
- SQL Query:
SHOW TABLES FROM dbname
Description
resourcefalse mysql_list_tables(string $database
, resource $link_identifier
= NULL)
This function is deprecated. It is preferable to use
mysql_query to issue an SQL SHOW TABLES
[FROM db_name] [LIKE 'pattern']
statement instead.
Parameters
-
database
-
The name of the database
-
link_identifier
-
The MySQL connection. If the
link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by
mysql_connect is assumed. If no such link is found, it
will try to create one as if mysql_connect had been called
with no arguments. If no connection is found or established, an
E_WARNING
level error is generated.
Return Values
A result pointer resource on success or false
on failure.
Use the mysql_tablename function to
traverse this result pointer, or any function for result tables,
such as mysql_fetch_array.
Examples
Example #1 mysql_list_tables alternative example
<?php
$dbname = 'mysql_dbname';
if (!mysql_connect('mysql_host', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password')) {
echo 'Could not connect to mysql';
exit;
}
$sql = "SHOW TABLES FROM $dbname";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
echo "DB Error, could not list tables\n";
echo 'MySQL Error: ' . mysql_error();
exit;
}
while ($row = mysql_fetch_row($result)) {
echo "Table: {$row[0]}\n";
}
mysql_free_result($result);
?>
Notes
Note:
For backward compatibility, the following
deprecated alias may be used:
mysql_listtables
See Also
- mysql_list_dbs
- mysql_tablename