get_col("SHOW TABLES",0) as $table ) { if ($table == $table_name) { return true; } } //didn't find it try to create it. $q = $wpdb->query($create_ddl); // we cannot directly tell that whether this succeeded! foreach ($wpdb->get_col("SHOW TABLES",0) as $table ) { if ($table == $table_name) { return true; } } return false; } /** ** maybe_add_column() ** Add column to db table if it doesn't exist. ** Returns: true if already exists or on successful completion ** false on error */ function maybe_add_column($table_name, $column_name, $create_ddl) { global $wpdb; foreach ($wpdb->get_col("DESC $table_name",0) as $column ) { if ($column == $column_name) { return true; } } //didn't find it try to create it. $q = $wpdb->query($create_ddl); // we cannot directly tell that whether this succeeded! foreach ($wpdb->get_col("DESC $table_name",0) as $column ) { if ($column == $column_name) { return true; } } return false; } /** ** maybe_drop_column() ** Drop column from db table if it exists. ** Returns: true if it doesn't already exist or on successful drop ** false on error */ function maybe_drop_column($table_name, $column_name, $drop_ddl) { global $wpdb; foreach ($wpdb->get_col("DESC $table_name",0) as $column ) { if ($column == $column_name) { //found it try to drop it. $q = $wpdb->query($drop_ddl); // we cannot directly tell that whether this succeeded! foreach ($wpdb->get_col("DESC $table_name",0) as $column ) { if ($column == $column_name) { return false; } } } } // else didn't find it return true; } ?>