# mysql_field_table

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PECL mysql:1.0)

mysql_field_table — Get name of the table the specified field is in

### Description

string mysql_field_table ( resource `$result` , int `$field_offset` )

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

### Parameters

`result`

  The result resource that is being evaluated. This result comes from a call to mysql_query().

`field_offset`

  The numerical field offset. The `field_offset` starts at 0. If `field_offset` does not exist, an error of level `E_WARNING` is also issued.

### Return Values

The name of the table on success.

### Examples

Example#1 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";
}
?>`

### Notes

> Note: For downward compatibility, the following deprecated alias may be used: mysql_fieldtable()

### See Also

- mysql_list_tables()