select count(*) from tablename
--- Chris Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> this should be easy...
>
> how would one go about determining the number of
> rows in a mysql table,
> without actually wasting the time of querying for *.
>
> is this the best way?
>
> $result = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM tablename');
> $num_rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
>
> does this actually take up time searching?
>
> thanks.
>
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