select cat_id, count(prod_id) from some_table order by cat_id;

Best regards,

Andrey Hristov

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Carrera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 12:46 PM
Subject: [PHP-DB] a Count() ?


> Hi All
>  
> I am trying to count how many product names in my db have the same
> category id and then show it ie:
>  
> Catid 1 Product 1
> Catid 1 Product 2
> Catid 2 Product 3
> Catid 3 Product 4
> Catid 3 Product 5
>  
> Result would be
>  
> Catid1 has 2 products
> Catid2 has 1 products
> Catid3 has 2 products
>  
> I think it has something to do with the GROUP command but the mysql doc
> dose not make it clear how to achive this task.
>  
> Code examples, pointers to web resources or any info thankfully
> received.
>  
> Thank you in advance
>  
>  
> Dave Carrera
> Php Developer
> http://davecarrera.freelancers.net
> http://www.davecarrera.com
>  
>  
> 


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