object mysql_fetch_field ( resource $result [, int $field_offset = 0 ] )
Get column information from a result and return as an object
Returns an object containing field information. This function can be used to obtain information about fields in the provided query result.
<?php
$conn = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
if (!$conn) {
die('Could not connect to mysql server: ' . mysql_error());
}mysql_select_db('database'); //setup of database$result = mysql_query('select * from table');
if (!$result) {
die('MySql Error: ' . mysql_error());
}/* get column metadata */$i = 0;
while ($i < mysql_num_fields($result)) {
echo "Information for column $i:<br />\n";
$meta = mysql_fetch_field($result, $i);
if (!$meta) {
echo "No information available<br />\n";
}
echo "<pre>
blob: $meta->blob
max_length: $meta->max_length
multiple_key: $meta->multiple_key
name: $meta->name
not_null: $meta->not_null
numeric: $meta->numeric
primary_key: $meta->primary_key
table: $meta->table
type: $meta->type
unique_key: $meta->unique_key
unsigned: $meta->unsigned
zerofill: $meta->zerofill
</pre>";
$i++;
}mysql_free_result($result);?>