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How can I find all the tables in MySQL with specific column names in them?


I have 2-3 different column names that I want to look up in the entire database and list out all tables which have those columns. Is there any easy script?


Solution

  • To get all tables with columns columnA or ColumnB in the database YourDatabase:

    SELECT DISTINCT TABLE_NAME 
        FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
        WHERE COLUMN_NAME IN ('columnA','ColumnB')
            AND TABLE_SCHEMA='YourDatabase';