How can I check if mysql table column even exists?

Question

How can I check if mysql table field even exists ?

The column name is \'price\' and I need to see if it exists.

Haven\'t understood really how the \'EXISTS\'

Answer 1

Well, one way is to do:

select price from your_table limit 1

If you get an error:

#1054 - Unknown column 'price' in 'field list'

then it does not exists.