How to generate a create table script for an existing table in phpmyadmin?

Question

How can I generate a create table script for an existing table in phpmyadmin?

Answer 1

Export whole database select format as SQL. Now, open that SQL file which you have downloaded using notepad, notepad++ or any editor. You will see all the tables and insert queries of your database. All scripts will be available there.

Answer 2

Run query is sql tab

SHOW CREATE TABLE tableName

Click on

+Options -> Choose Full texts -> Click on Go

Copy Create Table query and paste where you want to create new table.

Answer 3

This may be a late reply. But it may help others. It is very simple in MY SQL Workbench ( I am using Workbench version 6.3 and My SQL Version 5.1 Community edition): Right click on the table for which you want the create script, select 'Copy to Clipboard --> Create Statement' option. Simply paste in any text editor you want to get the create script.

Answer 4

I found another way to export table in sql file.

Suppose my table is abs_item_variations

abs_item_variations ->structure -> propose table structure -> export -> Go

Answer 5

Using PHP Function.

Of course query function ($this->model) you have to change to your own.

/**
 * Creating a copy table based on the current one
 * 
 * @param type $table_to_copy
 * @param type $new_table_name
 * @return type
 * @throws Exception
 */
public function create($table_to_copy, $new_table_name)
{
    $sql = "SHOW CREATE TABLE ".$table_to_copy;

    $res = $this->model->queryRow($sql, PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);

    if(!filled($res['Create Table']))
        throw new Exception('Could not get the create code for '.$table_to_copy);

    $newCreateSql = preg_replace(array(
        '@CREATE TABLE `'.$table_to_copy.'`@',
        '@KEY `'.$table_to_copy.'(.*?)`@',
        '@CONSTRAINT `'.$table_to_copy.'(.*?)`@',
        '@AUTO_INCREMENT=(.*?) @',
    ), array(
        'CREATE TABLE `'.$new_table_name.'`',
        'KEY `'.$new_table_name.'$1`',
        'CONSTRAINT `'.$new_table_name.'$1`',
        'AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ',
    ), $res['Create Table']);

    return $this->model->exec($newCreateSql);
}