Im using this mysql statement SELECT * FROM information_schema.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = '$dbck' AND TABLE_NAME = '$tbck' AND COLUMN_NAME = '$field_param'". How can I add a custom key to the mysql information_schema.columns to look like this?
{
"Field": "id",
"Type": "mediumint(5) unsigned",
"Null": "NO",
"Key": "PRI",
"Default": null,
"Extra": "auto_increment",
***"CUSTOM_KEY": "custom_value"***
}
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Answer
You can create and fill your own table in your own database like :
CREATE TABLE CUSTOM_COLUMNS_DATA ( `TABLE_CATALOG` varchar(512) NOT NULL DEFAULT '', `TABLE_SCHEMA` varchar(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '', `TABLE_NAME` varchar(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '', `COLUMN_NAME` varchar(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '', `CUSTOM_KEY` varchar(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' );
and retrieve data using JOIN
SELECT * FROM information_schema.COLUMNS JOIN mydb.CUSTOM_COLUMNS_DATA USING(`TABLE_CATALOG`, `TABLE_SCHEMA`, `TABLE_NAME`, `COLUMN_NAME`) WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = '$dbck' AND TABLE_NAME = '$tbck' AND COLUMN_NAME = '$field_param'"