list all tables in a database with MySQLi

Question

I have looked around and still can\'t find how to list all my tables in a database. is it possible with MySQLi?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I'd try something like:

function get_tables()
{
  $tableList = array();
  $res = mysqli_query($this->conn,"SHOW TABLES");
  while($cRow = mysqli_fetch_array($res))
  {
    $tableList[] = $cRow[0];
  }
  return $tableList;
}

You might also be interested in skimming this: https://devzone.zend.com/13/php-101-part-8-databases-and-other-animals_part-2/ (EDIT: this link refers to mysql API and not mysqli, but most calls do have a mysqli parallel).

HTH