Mysql obtiene campos de la mesa
SELECT COLUMN_NAME
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'my_database' AND TABLE_NAME = 'my_table';
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SELECT COLUMN_NAME
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'my_database' AND TABLE_NAME = 'my_table';
/**table's full description*/
SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM tablename;
SHOW COLUMNS FROM mydb.mytable;
DESCRIBE table_name; # To show table structure...
DESCRIBE my_table;