How do i search a mysql database for a specific column name [duplicate]

Answer 1

SELECT table_name,table_schema
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE column_name='sort_method'

Answer 2

Try

SELECT DISTINCT TABLE_NAME 
     FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
    WHERE COLUMN_NAME = 'columnName'
        AND TABLE_SCHEMA='YourDatabase';

Answer 3

You can query the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS system table:

SELECT COLUMN_NAME, TABLE_NAME
  FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
  WHERE COLUMN_NAME = 'sort_method'

More Info at: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/columns-table.html