Select COUNT (*) fails if no result [duplicate]

Answer 1

Remove the space between COUNT and the parenthesis like this: COUNT(*)

See the MySQL documentation at the link below for explanation

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/function-resolution.html

Answer 2

You have to remove the space between COUNT and (

COUNT(*)

Answer 3

The MySql function is COUNT(field_name) and there must not be any space between COUNT and (*), So Remove the extra space between COUNT and (*)

$content_status_sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM AT_vbc_content_status WHERE member_id= '".$_SESSION['member_id']."'";