SELECT `table_schema`
FROM `information_schema`.`tables`
WHERE `table_name` = 'whatever';
-- This first query will return all of the tables in the database you are querying.
SELECT
TABLE_NAME
FROM
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
ORDER BY TABLE_NAME
-- The second query will return a list of all the columns and tables in the database you are querying.
SELECT
TABLE_NAME,
COLUMN_NAME
FROM
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
ORDER BY TABLE_NAME