How to get the result of a select count(*) query in PHP?

Question

I have this query to use in PHP:

mysql_query(\"select count(*) from registeredUsers where email=\".$_SESSION[\"username\"]);

When I use e

Answer 1

Your code doesn't include any fetch statement. And as another answer notes, you need single quotes around $_SESSION["username"].

$result = mysql_query("select count(*) from registeredUsers where email='{$_SESSION['username']}'");

// Verify it worked
if (!$result) echo mysql_error();

$row = mysql_fetch_row($result);

// Should show you an integer result.
print_r($row);