use mysql_fetch_rows(); $result="SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pet"; $sql=mysql_query($result); $number_of_rows = mysql_fetch_rows($sql); while ($row=mysql_fetch_array($sql)){ $pet_name=$row['pet_name']; echo ......; }
Craig Roberts "Yury B ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi > > I used to use old fashioned mysql quieries but moderm mysql > apparently became more flexible so. I want to understand how to use > some of the new features like COUNT(*) > > Let's say I have > $result="SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pet"; > $sql=mysql_query($result); > while ($row=mysql_fetch_array($sql)){ > $pet_name=$row['pet_name']; > echo ......; > } > > the question is how do I actually retrieve the number of rows of sql > query result? > > Yury -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php