Get mysql field type, not php type! |
| | | | Submitted on: 3/30/2002 3:45:07 PM
By: Mike Holmquist
Level: Beginner User Rating: Unrated Compatibility:PHP 4.0
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| | Using mysql_field_type() simply returns the php data type of the field (string, real, blob, or int). Here is a simple way to return the mySQL field type, and NOT the php type! | |
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<? $database = "news"; //Database Name $table = "news"; //Table Name $dbquery = mysql_db_query($database, "SHOW FIELDS FROM $table") or mysql_die(); //Database query
while($fieldname = mysql_fetch_array($dbquery)) { echo $fieldname["Field"]; echo " -> "; echo $fieldname["Type"]; echo "<br>";
}
?>
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