Try select type, count(*) from table group by type;
This should return a count for each distinct type value. Regards Peter Goggin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 12:13 AM Subject: [PHP] selecting count and then dumping to an array > Hi, > > Is there any way to get a COUNT of records (SELECT count(*) FROM main_my > where type=$t) for 5 types using hopefully one select statement and then > dumping that into an array? > > The reason I am asking is running 5 selects on the DB at once is not a very > good idea...right? > > Thanks, > -Ryan > > http://MrSahaf.com - The Iraqi (Dis)information ministers site ("We will > slaughter you all!") > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
