note 83279 added to function.mysql-num-rows

My website was moved to a different server. PHP 4.4.4 was on the old server and PHP 5.2.5 on the new server. On PHP 4.4.4 the following code worked: if(mysql_num_rows($result) == 1) { echo "one row"; } and produced "one row" as the result. One PHP 5.2.5 I had to change the code to: $num_rows = mysql_num_rows($result); if($num_rows == 1) { echo "one row"; } to get the identical result. Don't know whether this is a bug or a feature but it sure wasted alot of my time. I hope someone benefits from this remark. This is my first comment on php.net and I've been using PHP for a decade. The PHP developers and the folks that post comments have created one of the most valuable software resources ever. Thanks! ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 24.99.250.72 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-num-rows.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/83279 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83279/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83279/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83279/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83279/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83279/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83279/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/83279 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/83279 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php