Answers for "mysql get number of columns in table"

how to count number of columns in a table in mysql

-- Oracle
SELECT count(*) FROM ALL_TAB_COLUMNS WHERE OWNER='owner_name' 
	AND TABLE_NAME = 'table_name';
-- SQL Server / MySQL
SELECT count(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'schema_name' 
	AND TABLE_NAME = 'table_name';