On 17-Feb-2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> What query would I use to check for an existence of a table within a
> database? I'm currently writting a set of scripts in php. Is this possible
> with MySQL or do I need to create a condition within PHP?
>
> Thanks,
>
function tableexists($tbl) {
$res = @mysql_query("SELECT 1 FROM $tbl LIMIT 1");
return ($res ? true : false);
}
Regards,
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steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
(53kr33t w0rdz: sql table query)
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