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I think that the fastest method and the cheapest one is using "select
count(*) from table" and using mysql_num_rows(), isn't it ? but there
realy
is no other way of retrieving the count() directly, without passing by
the
php function ?
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Actually, SELECT COUNT only returns one row,
Hi Jay
I just tried your code but I used $foo=mysql_fetch_object($result) and
returned $foo->flyCount. It works the same as your code. (I actually have
738 flies in my pot, it's a crowd, and a lot of proteins !!! ;-) ). What
method is heavier on the MySQL engine ?
count() is said to be the f
thanks
Because $result is a resource in PHP, not the actual result of the
query;
$foo = mysql_num_rows($result);
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Sandy,
>$result = mysql_query($sql,$lnk);
>...
>Why this leads to 'ressource id #10' instead of the flies count ?
>The query gives the actual count if I use it in a line command !!
You've been fooled by your variable name. For SELECT, SHOW, DESCRIBE or
EXPLAIN, mysql_query() returns a resource
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Flies in pot =
function flies(){
$sql = 'select count(*) from flies';
$lnk = mysql_connect('localhost','root','123456');
$db = mysql_select_db('moar',$lnk);
$result = mysql_query($sql,$lnk);
mysql_free_result($result);
mysql_close($lnk);
return $result;
}
Why this leads to 'resource id #
Hi
Flies in pot =
function flies(){
$sql = 'select count(*) from flies';
$lnk = mysql_connect('localhost','root','123456');
$db = mysql_select_db('moar',$lnk);
$result = mysql_query($sql,$lnk);
mysql_free_result($result);
mysql_close($lnk);
return $result;
}
Why this leads to 'ressource id
