How do I count columns of a table

Question

For example :

tbl_ifo

id | name  | age | gender 
----------------------------
1  | John  |  15 |  Male
2  | Maria |  18 |  Female
3  | Steph |  19 |  Female         


        

Answer 1

this query may help you

SELECT COUNT(COLUMN_NAME) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE 
TABLE_CATALOG = 'database' AND TABLE_SCHEMA = 'dbo'
AND TABLE_NAME = 'tbl_ifo'

Answer 2

Simply use mysql_fetch_assoc and count the array using count() function