view columns in table mysql code example

Example 1: get the mysql table columns data type mysql

SHOW COLUMNS FROM mydb.mytable;

Example 2: MySql get fields of table

SELECT COLUMN_NAME
  FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
  WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'my_database' AND TABLE_NAME = 'my_table';

Example 3: mysql show table fields

DESCRIBE my_table;

Example 4: how to print out column name differently in mysql

-- MySQL

SELECT column1 AS name1, column2 AS name2
FROM table1;

-- AS allows your to replace the name of a column when outputting but does not
-- actually change the column name within the database.