what's wrong with my database? what should i do?

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Till yesterday, my database had only one table called id1753536_local. today when I looked at my databases I found another table named information_schema

what does it mean? I have performed several sql injection attacks on websites and they all contained a table called information_schema. so is my site also vulnerable to sql injection? or it is usual?

Uhm… really?! https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/information-schema.html — deceze, Jul 21 '17 at 15:01
I am running this site from 2 months and today this table came itself — , Jul 21 '17 at 15:02
It's always been there. Why you just see it now is anyone's guess. — deceze, Jul 21 '17 at 15:03
Also please review the definition of "database" versus "table". — Bill Karwin, Jul 31 '17 at 19:19

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 31 '17 at 19:00

Incase you still have questions, here is the take away from what @deceze 's posted to answer your question.

INFORMATION_SCHEMA is a database within each MySQL instance, the place that stores information about all the other databases that the MySQL server maintains. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA database contains several read-only tables. They are actually views, not base tables, so there are no files associated with them, and you cannot set triggers on them. Also, there is no database directory with that name.

And regarding if it is a vulnerability, no it is not. It does not have any security risks in which you should be concerned with.

what's wrong with my database? what should i do?

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