[dev] checking table existence

[Chuck Hagenbuch]

Quoting Vilius Sumskas <vilius at lnk.lt>:

> what is the best way to check for table existence? Should I use pear's
> DB::getListOf('tables') or just SQL query "CREATE IF EXISTS TABLE..."?

CREATE IF EXISTS is mysql specific, I believe. Probably the best thing to do
would be to operate as normal, then check if any errors you get back are
DB_ERROR_NOSUCHTABLE.

-chuck

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