how to access the count(*) property?

[eluser]Chad Fulton[/eluser]
[quote author="jmadsen" date="1264754428"]Uh, Phil...


the number of rows returned is not the same as count(*)


"SELECT count(*) `count` FROM table WHERE ..."

->num_rows() is 1
$row->count is how ever many rows meet the where clause...

Maybe you want to read the post? ;-)[/quote]

Maybe it's you who ought to read the post

Although you make a good point in the case you talk about, if you read the first post, you'll notice that he's selecting the count(*) along with other variables, which means the count(*) number will be the same as the number of rows.