search a column in database mysql code example

Example 1: search mysql database for column

SELECT table_name, column_name from information_schema.columns WHERE column_name LIKE '%column_name_to_search%';

Example 2: mysql search for column name in all tables

SELECT DISTINCT TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME 
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE COLUMN_NAME LIKE '%partial_column_name%'
    AND TABLE_SCHEMA='YourDatabase';

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