How do I detect if a table exist? MySql

Question

I was suggested to do this

SELECT table_schema, table_name FROM information_schema.tables
WHERE table_schema = \'mydb\' AND table_name=\'ApprovePost\';
         


        

Answer 1

Looks like you need to use the FLUSH TABLES command for the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES to reflect existing tables.

Reference:

• TABLE CACHE