mysql_num_rows Get number of rows in result intmysql_num_rows resourceresult mysql_num_rows returns the number of rows in a result set. This command is only valid for SELECT statements. To retrieve the number of rows affected by a INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE query, use mysql_affected_rows. ]]> See also: mysql_affected_rows, mysql_connect, mysql_select_db, and mysql_query. For downward compatibility mysql_numrows can also be used. This is deprecated however.