PDOStatement::rowCount
    (no version information, might be only in CVS)
PDOStatement::rowCount -- 
     Returns the number of rows affected by the last SQL statement
    
Description
int 
PDOStatement::rowCount ( void  )
     PDOStatement::rowCount() returns the number of
     rows affected by the last DELETE, INSERT, or UPDATE statement
     executed by the corresponding PDOStatement object. 
    
     If the last SQL statement executed by the associated 
     PDOStatement was a SELECT statement, some databases
     may return the number of rows returned by that statement. However, this
     behaviour is not guaranteed for all databases and should not be relied
     on for portable applications.
    
Examples
     
Example 1. Return the number of deleted rows 
       PDOStatement::rowCount() returns the number of
       rows affected by a DELETE, INSERT, or UPDATE statement.
       
<?php /* Delete all rows from the FRUIT table */ $del = $dbh->prepare('DELETE FROM fruit'); $del->execute();
  /* Return number of rows that were deleted */ print("Return number of rows that were deleted:\n"); $count = $del->rowCount(); print("Deleted $count rows.\n"); ?>
 |  
 The above example will output:  | 
     Example 2. Counting rows returned by a SELECT statement 
       For most databases, PDOStatement::rowCount() does not
       return the number of rows affected by a SELECT statement. Instead, use
       PDO::query() to issue a SELECT COUNT(*) statement
       with the same predicates as your intended SELECT statement, then use
       PDOStatement::fetchColumn() to retrieve the number
        of rows that will be returned. Your application can then perform the
        correct action.
       
<?php $sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM fruit WHERE calories > 100"; if ($res = $conn->query($sql)) {
      /* 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; ?>
 |  
 The above example will output:  | 
    See Also
     
| PDOStatement::columnCount() | 
| PDOStatement::fetchColumn() | 
| PDOStatement::query() |