checks whether table "users" exists
table_exists('users');
| public table_exists ( string $table ) : boolean | ||
| $table | string | The name of the table to check if it exists in the database. @since 2.3 @return boolean Returns TRUE if table given as argument exists in the database or FALSE if not. |
| return | boolean | |
function table_exists($table)
{
// check if table exists in the database
return $this->fetch_assoc($this->query('SHOW TABLES LIKE ?', array($table))) !== false ? true : false;
}