mysql_list_tables

List tables in a MySQL database (PHP 3, PHP 4 )
resource mysql_list_tables ( string database [, resource link_identifier ] )

mysql_list_tables() takes a database name and returns a result pointer much like the mysql_query() function. Use the mysql_tablename() function to traverse this result pointer, or any function for result tables, such as mysql_fetch_array().

The database parameter is the name of the database to retrieve the list of tables from. Upon failure, mysql_list_tables() returns FALSE.

For downward compatibility, the function alias named mysql_listtables() can be used. This is deprecated however and is not recommended.

Note:

This function has been deprecated. Do not use this function. Use the command SHOW TABLES FROM DATABASE instead.

Example 612. mysql_list_tables() example

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<?php
   $dbname = 'mysql_dbname';

   if (!mysql_connect('mysql_host', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password')) {
       print 'Could not connect to mysql';
       exit;
   }

   $result = mysql_list_tables($dbname);
   
   if (!$result) {
       print "DB Error, could not list tables\n";
       print 'MySQL Error: ' . mysql_error();
       exit;
   }
   
   while ($row = mysql_fetch_row($result)) {
       print "Table: $row[0]\n";
   }

   mysql_free_result($result);
?>

See also mysql_list_dbs() and mysql_tablename().

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