How to get all columns' names for all the tables in MySQL?
MysqlDatabase SchemaDatabase MetadataMysql Problem Overview
Is there a fast way of getting all column names from all tables in MySQL
, without having to list all the tables?
Mysql Solutions
Solution 1 - Mysql
select * from information_schema.columns
where table_schema = 'your_db'
order by table_name,ordinal_position
Solution 2 - Mysql
To list all the fields from a table in MySQL:
select *
from information_schema.columns
where table_schema = 'your_DB_name'
and table_name = 'Your_tablename'
Solution 3 - Mysql
> it is better that you use the following query to get all column names > easily
Show columns from tablename
Solution 4 - Mysql
SELECT * FROM information_schema.columns
WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position
Since I don't have enough rep to comment, here's a minor improvement (in my view) over nick rulez's excellent answer: replacing WHERE table_schema = 'your_db'
with WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
.
Solution 5 - Mysql
On the offchance that it's useful to anyone else, this will give you a comma-delimited list of the columns in each table:
SELECT table_name,GROUP_CONCAT(column_name ORDER BY ordinal_position)
FROM information_schema.columns
WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
GROUP BY table_name
ORDER BY table_name
Note : When using tables with a high number of columns and/or with long field names, be aware of the group_concat_max_len limit, which can cause the data to get truncated.
Solution 6 - Mysql
<?php
$table = 'orders';
$query = "SHOW COLUMNS FROM $table";
if($output = mysql_query($query)):
$columns = array();
while($result = mysql_fetch_assoc($output)):
$columns[] = $result['Field'];
endwhile;
endif;
echo '<pre>';
print_r($columns);
echo '</pre>';
?>
Solution 7 - Mysql
Similar to the answer posted by @suganya this doesn't directly answer the question but is a quicker alternative for a single table:
DESCRIBE column_name;
Solution 8 - Mysql
The question was :
> Is there a fast way of getting all COLUMN NAMES from all tables in MySQL, without having to list all the tables?
SQL to get all information for each column
select * from information_schema.columns
where table_schema = 'your_db'
order by table_name,ordinal_position
SQL to get all COLUMN NAMES
select COLUMN_NAME from information_schema.columns
where table_schema = 'your_db'
order by table_name,ordinal_position
Solution 9 - Mysql
I wrote this silly thing a long time ago and still actually use it now and then:
https://gist.github.com/kphretiq/e2f924416a326895233d
Basically, it does a "SHOW TABLES", then a "DESCRIBE
Just edit below the "if name" and go. You'll need to have pymysql installed.
Solution 10 - Mysql
Piggybacking on Nicola's answer with some readable php
$a = mysqli_query($conn,"select * from information_schema.columns
where table_schema = 'your_db'
order by table_name,ordinal_position");
$b = mysqli_fetch_all($a,MYSQLI_ASSOC);
$d = array();
foreach($b as $c){
if(!is_array($d[$c['TABLE_NAME']])){
$d[$c['TABLE_NAME']] = array();
}
$d[$c['TABLE_NAME']][] = $c['COLUMN_NAME'];
}
echo "<pre>",print_r($d),"</pre>";
Solution 11 - Mysql
You can query all columns per table in specific database using this query
select
TABLE_SCHEMA,
TABLE_NAME,
COLUMN_NAME
from
information_schema.columns
where
table_schema = 'database_name'
order by
table_name,
ordinal_position;