php sql count result code example

Example 1: php 7 count result in database

mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$link = mysqli_connect("host", "username", "password","db_name");
mysqli_set_charset($link, "utf8mb4");

$result = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT count(*) FROM blackandwhite");
$num_rows = mysqli_fetch_row($result)[0];

echo "$num_rows Rows\n";

Example 2: count sql query in php

$sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS total from Members";
$result = $conn->query($sql);
$data =  $result->fetch_assoc();
echo $data['total'];