On 27-Mar-2002 Ken Anderson wrote:
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> What is the fastest way to check if a table exists?
> Do a select and catch the error?
> Try to create the table, and catch the error?
> Other options?
> Thanks,
> Ken
Yes, in php:
function tableexists($tbl) {
$res = @mysql_query( "SELECT count(*) FROM $tbl");
return ($res ? true : false);
}
Regards,
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(53kr33t w0rdz: sql table query)
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