/*
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*/
#include <mysql.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
MYSQL *conn;
MYSQL_RES *res;
MYSQL_ROW row;
/* Change me */
char *server = "localhost";
char *user = "root";
char *password = "PASSWORD";
char *database = "mysql";
conn = mysql_init(NULL);
/* Connect to database */
if (!mysql_real_connect(conn, server,
user, password, database, 0, NULL, 0)) {
fprintf(stderr
, "%s\n", mysql_error
(conn
)); }
/* send SQL query */
if (mysql_query(conn, "show tables")) {
fprintf(stderr
, "%s\n", mysql_error
(conn
)); }
res = mysql_use_result(conn);
/* output table name */
printf("MySQL Tables in mysql database:\n"); while ((row = mysql_fetch_row(res)) != NULL)
/* close connection */
mysql_free_result(res);
mysql_close(conn);
return 0;
}