What information does SHOW TABLE DOES display in MySQL

The SHOW TABLE STATUS in MySQL displays the NAME, ENGINE, VERSION, ROWS, CHECKSUM, etc of a table −

Example

Let us first create a table. Here, we are using the MyISAM engine. The query to create a table is as follows −

mysql> create table Post_Demo
   -> (
   -> PostId int,
   -> PostName varchar(100),
   -> PostDate datetime,
   -> PRIMARY KEY(PostId)
   -> )ENGINE = MyISAM;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.28 sec)

Now you can check the table status using SHOW TABLE command. The query is as follows −

mysql> show table status where Name = 'Post_Demo'\G

Output

*************************** 1. row ***************************
Name: post_demo
          Engine: MyISAM
         Version: 10
      Row_format: Dynamic
            Rows: 0
  Avg_row_length: 0
     Data_length: 0
 Max_data_length: 281474976710655
    Index_length: 1024
       Data_free: 0
Auto_increment: 1
   Create_time: 2019-02-12 16:27:26
    Update_time: 2019-02-12 16:27:26
    Check_time: NULL
      Collation: utf8_general_ci
      Checksum: NULL
Create_options:
       Comment:
1 row in set (0.00 sec)