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

I found this very useful. It will list all the tables that has that column name.

SELECT table_name, 
       column_name 
FROM   information_schema.columns 
WHERE  column_name LIKE '%the_column_name%'