/** * Checks to see if table exists * * @param string $table name of database table looking for * * @return bool true if exists or false if doesnt */ public function tableExists($table) { $table = trim($table); $ret = false; if ($table != '') { $this->db->connect(); $sql = 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ' . $this->db->prefix($table); $ret = false != $this->db->query($sql) ? true : false; } return $ret; }