Check if a database table exists using PHP/PDO

Question

I want to check if a table with a specific name exists in a database I\'ve connected to using PHP and PDO.

It has to work on all database backends, like MySQL, SQLi

Answer 1

Here's what worked for me. It was a combination of several answers:

$table_name = 'your_table_here'; 
$test = "SELECT 1 FROM " . $table_name . " LIMIT 1";
$test = $db->query($test); //$db needs to be PDO instance

if($test)
{
    return 1; //Table exists
}
else
{
    return 0; //No table in database
}