mysql_field_table

Get name of the table the specified field is in

&mysql.alternative.note;

- `mysqli_fetch_field_direct` [table] or [orgtable]
- `PDOStatement::getColumnMeta` [table]

&reftitle.description; `string` `mysql_field_table` `resource` `result` `int` `field_offset`

Returns the name of the table that the specified field is in.

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&mysql.result.description; &mysql.field-offset.req.description;
&reftitle.returnvalues;

The name of the table on success.

&reftitle.examples;

### A `mysql_field_table` example

    <?php

    $query = "SELECT account.*, country.* FROM account, country WHERE country.name = 'Portugal' AND account.country_id = country.id";

    // get the result from the DB
    $result = mysql_query($query);

    // Lists the table name and then the field name
    for ($i = 0; $i < mysql_num_fields($result); ++$i) {
        $table = mysql_field_table($result, $i);
        $field = mysql_field_name($result, $i);

        echo  "$table: $field\n";
    }

    ?>

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&info.deprecated.alias; `mysql_fieldtable`

&reftitle.seealso;

- `mysql_list_tables`