php mysql table exists function
this checks if a mysql table already exists in the selected database and returns true or false
Demo
<?php
// setup database connection
$db = new mysqli($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_name);
// function
function table_exists($table) {
global $db;
$table = $db->mysql_real_escape_string($table);
$sql = "SHOW TABLES LIKE '$table' ";
$result = $db->query($sql);
$num = 0;
$num = mysqli_num_rows($result);
if($num > 0) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
// usage
$my_table_name = "my_table_name";
if(table_exists($table = $my_table_name)) {
echo "$my_table_name exists :)";
} else {
echo "$my_table_name does not exist :(";
}
?>