Question

Is there any way to get all used MySQL tables’ names from a query string?

Answer 1

Using explain can give you a result set with tables listed, however you cannot use table aliases (it returns the alias) and I’ve not tested it with all types of queries, so I don’t know if it is 100% reliable.

explain select * from table1 
inner join table2 on table2.fk_id = table1.pk_id;

edit: I should say, “100% reliable for your purpose.”