Question

I was wondering if it is possible to get the date that a specific table in a database was created. My employer would like to add this feature and I have been unable to find a solution with Google.

I figured SO is the next best place to look.

Answer 1

You would query the information_schema for the create_time of the table.

For instance:

SELECT create_time FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
  WHERE table_schema = 'your_schema'
  AND table_name = 'your_table'

Reference: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/tables-table.html