How can I tell when a MySQL table was last updated?

Question

In the footer of my page, I would like to add something like \"last updated the xx/xx/200x\" with this date being the last time a certain mySQL table has been updated.

Answer 1

For a list of recent table changes use this:

SELECT UPDATE_TIME, TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME
FROM information_schema.tables
ORDER BY UPDATE_TIME DESC, TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME