PDOStatement::rowCount
PDOStatement::rowCount — Returns the number of rows affected by the last SQL statement (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PECL pdo >= 0.1.0)
Description
Syntax
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 behavior is not guaranteed for all databases and should not be relied upon for portable applications.
Return Value
Returns the number of rows.
Examples
Return the number of deleted rows
PDOStatement::rowCount() returns the number of rows affected by DELETE, INSERT, or UPDATE statements.
<?php
/* Delete all rows from the FRUIT table */
$del = $dbh->prepare('DELETE FROM fruit');
$del->execute();
/* Return the number of deleted rows */
print("Return number of rows that were deleted:\n");
$count = $del->rowCount();
print("Deleted $count rows.\n");
?>
Output of the above example:
Return number of rows that were deleted:
Deleted 9 rows.
Count the number of rows returned by a SELECT statement
For most databases, PDOStatement::rowCount() cannot return the number of rows affected by a SELECT statement. An alternative approach is to use PDO::query() to issue a SELECT COUNT(*) statement with the same condition as the intended SELECT statement, and then use PDOStatement::fetchColumn() to retrieve the count. This ensures accurate results.
<?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 a real SELECT statement and process the results */
$sql = "SELECT name FROM fruit WHERE calories > 100";
foreach ($conn->query($sql) as $row) {
print "Name: " . $row['NAME'] . "\n";
}
}
/* No matching rows -- do something else */
else {
print "No rows matched the query.";
}
}
$res = null;
$conn = null;
?>
Output of the above example:
apple
banana
orange
pear