MySQL: How to find tables that are using a certain column name?
This SQL helps you list the tables with a certain column name. As you can see in the script, you can also use comma-separated multiple column names. SELECT DISTINCT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE COLUMN_NAME IN ('column_name1', 'column_name2') AND TABLE_SCHEMA='database_name' You may also use "COLUMN_NAME LIKE" to find a closer match of something you are looking for such as: SELECT DISTINCT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE COLUMN_NAME LIKE 'column_name%' AND TABLE_SCHEMA='database_name'