mysql_list_fields List MySQL table fields resourcemysql_list_fields stringdatabase_name stringtable_name resource link_identifier mysql_list_fields retrieves information about the given table name. Arguments are the database and the table name. A result pointer is returned which can be used with mysql_field_flags, mysql_field_len, mysql_field_name, and mysql_field_type. ]]> The above example would produce the following output: For downward compatibility mysql_listfields can also be used. This is deprecated however. The function mysql_list_fields is deprecated. It is preferable to use mysql_query to issue a SQL SHOW COLUMNS FROM table [LIKE 'name'] Statement instead.