note 52982 added to function.mysql-num-rows

The reason it's just as slow is that to count that way as it is to fetch, minus the data transfer. Even when executing a limit query, when you ask it to fetch the number of total rows, it must scan the whole table every time to calculate the count. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-num-rows.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+52982 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52982&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52982&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52982&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52982&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52982&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+52982&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php