how to get the total row count with mysqli

Question

i am trying to understand mysqli extension and did google but got very few info on this except php.net which was helpful.

now after all this i am trying to achieve

Answer 1

SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS is generally used in SELECT statements with a LIMIT clause.

From the MySQL manual (https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/information-functions.html#function_found-rows):

A SELECT statement may include a LIMIT clause to restrict the number of rows the server returns to the client. In some cases, it is desirable to know how many rows the statement would have returned without the LIMIT, but without running the statement again. To obtain this row count, include a SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS option in the SELECT statement, and then invoke FOUND_ROWS() afterward

In your example above, you don't use LIMIT to keep the number of results down so using FOUND_ROWS() will only mean an extra call back to the database. Please check out the other answers here for information on how to get the number of rows returned. Good luck.