table column info

auto increment Wert (nächst größeren :)):

SELECT (AUTO_INCREMENT + 1) AS next_auf_id
FROM  INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'datenbankname'
AND   TABLE_NAME   = 'tabellenname'

Alle Infos zu einer Tabelle:

SHOW TABLE STATUS FROM `datenbankname` WHERE `name` LIKE 'tabellenname'