Or if you want to do this within PHP use the mysql_list_fields function.

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Geoff Hankerson wrote:

> I believe it is:
> describe tablename;
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 4:43 PM
> Subject:  Return the column names of MySQL table?
>
>
> > Forgive me for the off topic question.  This is a MySQL question.. has
> > nothing to do with PHP directly.  However I was not able to find an
> > answer in the MySQL documentation, on Usenet, or the MySQL mailing list
> > archives.  Also MySQL.com's  mail manager is on the fritz so I can't
> > even subscribe to the MySQL email list.  Anyway since many of you are
> > familiar with SQL this is as good a place to ask this question as any.
> >
> > I simply need to return a list of column names of a MySQL table.  What's
> > the syntax to do that?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
> >
>
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