Php/docs/function.mysql-tablename
mysql_tablename
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
mysql_tablename — Get table name of field
Warning This extension was deprecated in PHP 5.5.0, and it was removed in PHP 7.0.0. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide and related FAQ for more information. Alternatives to this function include:
- SQL Query:
SHOW TABLES
Description
mysql_tablename
( resource $result
, int $i
) : string|false
Retrieves the table name from a result.
This function is deprecated. It is preferable to use
mysql_query() to issue an SQL SHOW TABLES [FROM db_name] [LIKE 'pattern'] statement instead.
Parameters
result- A result pointer resource that's returned from mysql_list_tables().
i- The integer index (row/table number)
Return Values
The name of the table on success or FALSE on failure.
Use the mysql_tablename() function to traverse this result pointer, or any function for result tables, such as mysql_fetch_array().
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.5.0 | The mysql_tablename() function is deprecated,
and emits an |
Examples
Example #1 mysql_tablename() example
<?phpmysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password");$result = mysql_list_tables("mydb");$num_rows = mysql_num_rows($result);for ($i = 0; $i < $num_rows; $i++) { echo "Table: ", mysql_tablename($result, $i), "\n";}mysql_free_result($result);?>
Notes
Note:
The mysql_num_rows() function may be used to determine the number of tables in the result pointer.
See Also
- mysql_list_tables() - List tables in a MySQL database
- mysql_field_table() - Get name of the table the specified field is in
- mysql_db_name() - Retrieves database name from the call to mysql_list_dbs
