If you want to check before creating a table:
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS table_name; If you want to do it before deleting: DELETE TABLE IF EXISTS table_name; [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 11:34:26 -0500 : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Subject: Table Exists : : What is the easiest way to check if a table exists in the current : database? I checked the documentation, and couldn't find anything (but : maybe I missed it). : : Glen : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : Before posting, please check: : http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) : http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) : : To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php : -- Sherzod Ruzmetov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.UltraCgis.com, Consultant 989.774.6265 +----------------------------------------+ | There is nothing wrong with your tools.| | But we can make a better one. | +----------------------------------------+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php