$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY whatever");
echo(mysql_num_rows($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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