mysql_list_fields

Description

Retrieves information about the given table name.

This function is deprecated. It is preferable to use mysql_query() to issue a SQL SHOW COLUMNS FROM table [LIKE 'name'] statement instead.

Parameters

Return Values

A result pointer resource on success, or FALSE on failure.

The returned result can be used with mysql_field_flags(), mysql_field_len(), mysql_field_name() and mysql_field_type().

Examples

Example 1. Alternate to deprecated mysql_list_fields() <?php $result = mysql_query("SHOW COLUMNS FROM sometable"); if (!$result) {     echo 'Could not run query: ' . mysql_error();     exit; } if (mysql_num_rows($result) > 0) {     while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {         print_r($row);     } } ?> The above example will output something similar to: Array ( [Field] => id [Type] => int(7) [Null] => [Key] => PRI [Default] => [Extra] => auto_increment ) Array ( [Field] => email [Type] => varchar(100) [Null] => [Key] => [Default] => [Extra] => )

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