mysql show table properties code example

Example 1: mysql show table structure

DESCRIBE table_name; # To show table structure...

Example 2: mysql show create table

Copied mysql> SHOW CREATE TABLE t\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Table: t
Create Table: CREATE TABLE `t` (
  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `s` char(60) DEFAULT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4

Example 3: mysql show attributes of a table

DESC orders;