List all tables containing a given column name

Question

How do a I list all tables containing a given column name? I\'m using Mysql version 4.1.13-nt-log. I know versions less than 5 dont have an information_scheme DB.

Answer 1

Find all tables and columns where column names are like the search term:

SELECT DISTINCT TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME 
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE COLUMN_NAME LIKE '%partial_column_name%'
    AND TABLE_SCHEMA='YourDatabase';