Best way to count the number of rows

[eluser]xwero[/eluser]
I just wanted to point out mysql is a good database product no matter which company has the rights. If microsoft buys the rights on php would you switch to another language?

If you create an application or a site work with the tools you know best because then you will have the best result. If something promising comes along experiment with it until you have a good idea of the good and bad things about it and then decide if you add it to your toolbox or not.