In message <20060729131231.76526.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, z. shafiee <z.shafiee@xxxxxxxxx> writes >WROTE:"This table has a column which contains the rows - the >number of records - for each table. This means that you only get one >field back." > is there any way to access this field? (exept "select * count...) > can u give me ur email? The correct way to access it is SELECT count(*) FROM table If you don't want to use a SELECT, how do you think that you can reach any data? I really do not understand why you do not want to use the correct, professional way. Is there something that you have not told us? I pressed [SEND] by mistake. The WRONG way to do this is: SELECT TABLE_ROWS FROM information_schema.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA='databasename' AND TABLE_NAME='tablename'; You will require permissions to access this data, which you should not be giving to web pages. If you are using shared hosting, this will not be available to you. This is very bad security. SELECT count(*) FROM table is simpler, safer, and more professional. -- Pete Clark Andalucia in Sunny Southern Spain http://www.hotcosta.com/comm_1.htm PHP Data object relational mapping generator http://www.metastorage.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-objects/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: php-objects-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/