mysql - 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 what i could with mysql extension which is as follows:

// MYSQL STYLE OF fetching array, query limit and perform total row count all at once

$sql = "SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS *, post.id as pid, bla bla FROM account ORDER BY pid ASC". $eb["array"]['querylimit'];

$result = mysql_query($sql, $eb["con"]);
$TotalRcount = mysql_fetch_row(mysql_query("SELECT FOUND_ROWS()"));

// Performing record count [current]
// $RecordCount = mysql_num_rows($result);

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
    // read columns
}

with mysqli how can i achieve this? am sure i am missing many things. please help me with example on how to achieve my goal.

Answer 1

You may try this:

//Establish connection using mysqli api
$conn = mysqli_connect('hostname', 'username', 'password', 'database_name');

$sql = "SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS *, post.id as pid, bla bla FROM account ORDER BY pid ASC". $eb["array"]['querylimit'];

$sql2 = "SELECT FOUND_ROWS()";

$result1 = $conn->query($sql);
$result2 = $conn->query($sql2);
$TotalRcount = $result2->fetch_row();

// Performing record count [current]
// $RecordCount = $result->num_rows();

while($row = $result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_BOTH)){
    // read columns
}

In a while loop i have used MYSQLI_BOTH constant but you may change it to MYSQLI_NUM or MYSQLI_ASSOC whichever you need.