MySQL: To find a table
Contains a word: SHOW TABLES LIKE '%users%'; (Finds app_users , users_log , etc.) Starts with a word: SHOW TABLES LIKE 'wp_%'; (Finds tables starting with wp_ ) Ends with a word: SHOW TABLES LIKE '%_backup'; OR SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = 'your_database_name' AND table_name LIKE '%your_name%' AND table_type = 'BASE TABLE'; example: SELECT table_name FROM information_schema . tables WHERE table_schema = 'pmmtest' AND table_name LIKE '%PARA%' AND table_type = 'BASE TABLE' ;