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database_exists not working -- CI Newb here - ant099 - 03-27-2015

I'm building an site that needs to build a database table on the fly the first time a user visits a certain page. I'm trying to detect if the table already exists before going through the hassle of building the table.

I am loading the

Code:
dbutil()

in the controller.

Then to do the test:

PHP Code:
if( !$this->dbutil->database_exists($answerDB) ){
  CREATION CODE HERE 
} 

with

Code:
$answerDB

being the table name that I'm testing for/trying to create.

The problem is that

Code:
$this->dbutil->database_exists(

) returns false every time, even if the table exists.

Should be straight forward but for some reason I'm missing something....

Any help is much appreciated.Thanks!

RE: database_exists not working -- CI Newb here - Rufnex - 03-28-2015

Have you checked your spelling? This works fine for me

PHP Code:
$this->load->dbutil();
echo ($this->dbutil->database_exists('my_db_name')) ? 'exists' : 'nothing'; 

RE: database_exists not working -- CI Newb here - sintakonte - 03-31-2015

if i read it correctly it looks like you check if an Database exists rather than the table exists or am i missing something here ?