diff --git a/reference/pdo/pdostatement/rowcount.xml b/reference/pdo/pdostatement/rowcount.xml
index d49fdea02e..ddb535f11c 100644
--- a/reference/pdo/pdostatement/rowcount.xml
+++ b/reference/pdo/pdostatement/rowcount.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ print("Deleted $count rows.\n");
 ?>
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
-    &example.outputs;
+    &example.outputs.similar;
     <screen>
 <![CDATA[
 Return number of rows that were deleted:
@@ -82,43 +82,22 @@ Deleted 9 rows.
      <function>PDO::query</function> to issue a SELECT COUNT(*) statement
      with the same predicates as your intended SELECT statement, then use
      <function>PDOStatement::fetchColumn</function> to retrieve the number
-     of rows that will be returned. Your application can then perform the
-     correct action.
+     of matching rows. 
     </para>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 $sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM fruit WHERE calories > 100";
-if ($res = $conn->query($sql)) {
+$res = $conn->query($sql);
+$count = $res->fetchColumn();
 
-    /* Check the number of rows that match the SELECT statement */
-    if ($res->fetchColumn() > 0) {
-
-        /* Issue the real SELECT statement and work with the results */
-        $sql = "SELECT name FROM fruit WHERE calories > 100";
-
-        foreach ($conn->query($sql) as $row) {
-            print "Name: " .  $row['NAME'] . "\n";
-        }
-    }
-    /* No rows matched -- do something else */
-    else {
-        print "No rows matched the query.";
-    }
-}
-
-$res = null;
-$conn = null;
-?>
+print "There are " .  $count . " matching records.";
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
-    &example.outputs;
+    &example.outputs.similar;
     <screen>
 <![CDATA[
-apple
-banana
-orange
-pear
+There are 2 matching records.
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>