why not:
"select count(*) as counter from table"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tyler Longren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Chuck "PUP" Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] Count in PHP
> $sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY whatever");
> echo(mysql_num_rows($sql));
>
> that should do it.
>
> tyler
>
> On Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:58:26 -0400
> "Chuck \"PUP\" Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I am wanting to do a count in PHP. I want to be able to count the
> > number of records from a given database and display this count on the
> > page. Can this be done using PHP or is the sql thing?
> >
> > Chuck Payne
> >
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