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PHP MySQL Website Programming: Problem - Design - Solution    (ISBN: 1861008279)


 

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 Release Date: March, 2003
 Manufacturer: Wrox Press Inc (Paperback)
 Sales Rank: 23,985

 Author: Chris Lea, Mike Buzzard, Jessey Cinis, Dilip Thomas









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 List Tables 2003-02-17 00:17:38
  php 
Category: source:php:database
Description: Show and describe all tables in a database.
Platform: all
Author: detour
Viewed: 4214
Rating: 4.3/5 (16 votes)
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listtables.php
<?php
  // listtables.php by detour@metalshell.com
  //
  // Show and describe all tables in a database.
  //
  // http://www.metalshell.com/


  $dbname = "metalshell";
  $dbuser = "user";
  $dbpass = "pass";
  $dbhost = "localhost";

  echo("<html><head><title>Tables in $dbname</title></head><body>");
  echo('<font face="arial" style="font-weight:bold">');

  // Make connection to mysql
  $dbid = @mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);

  // Retrieve tables list from the database.
  // A normal result set is stored $dbtables.
  $dbtables = mysql_list_tables($dbname, $dbid);

  // mysql_num_rows is used to get the number of rows in a result set,
  $dbtable_num = mysql_num_rows($dbtables);

  // Cycle through each table
  for($x=0; $x < $dbtable_num; $x++) {
    // The table indexed at $x
    $current_table = mysql_tablename($dbtables, $x);
    echo("<H1>$current_table</H1>");

    // Get all fields from the table $current_table
    $dbfields = mysql_list_fields($dbname, $current_table, $dbid);
    $dbfield_num = mysql_num_fields($dbfields);

    // Break apart the field to print it.
    for($y=0; $y < $dbfield_num; $y++) {
      $field_name = mysql_field_name($dbfields, $y);
      $field_type = mysql_field_type($dbfields, $y);
      $field_len  = mysql_field_len($dbfields, $y);
      $field_flag = mysql_field_flags($dbfields, $y);
      echo("$field_name    ( $field_type of size $field_len ) ");
      echo("  FLAGS: $field_flag<br>");
    }
  }

  // Close the database connection.
  mysql_close($dbid);

  echo('</body></html>');

?>
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