COUNT(*) from multiple tables in MySQL

Question

How do I go about selecting COUNT(*)s from multiple tables in MySQL?

Such as:

SELECT COUNT(*) AS table1Count FROM table1 WHERE someCondition
JOIN?? 
         


        

Answer 1

You can use UNION

  SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table1 WHERE someCondition
  UNION
  SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table2 WHERE someCondition
  UNION
  SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table3 WHERE someCondition