SELECT headline, count(*) AS HITS from your_table GROUP BY headline > -----Original Message----- > From: Michelle de Beer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 8:27 AM > To: mysql list > Subject: Select and count duplicates > > > I have a column containing headlines. In this column > there are some duplicates, like this: > ----------- > monsters > headline1 > monsters > halloween > monsters > halloween > ... > ---------- > > How can I get a result like this instead? > HEADLINE | HITS > ----------------------- > monsters | 3 > halloween | 2 > headline1 | 1 > ----------------------- > > Any thoughts? > // Michelle > > <Sql query> > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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