mysql_num_rows giving error "mysql_num_rows() expects parameter 1 to be resource"

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public function doesUserExist($u) {

    $this->dbConnect();

    mysql_select_db($this->database);

    $sUser = mysql_real_escape_string($u);

    $query = "SELECT username FROM $this->table WHERE username='$sUser'";
    $doesFieldExist = false;

    if (mysql_num_rows($query) > 0) {
        $doesFieldExist = true;
    }

    $this->dbDisconnect();

    return $doesFieldExist;

}

I get an error on this line (60)

if (mysql_num_rows($query) > 0) {

The error is:

Warning: mysql_num_rows() expects parameter 1 to be resource, string given in C:\Users\Tom\Dropbox\public_html\classes\database.class.php on line 60

With the query I'm using, mysql_num_rows($query) should return 1. I've googled and checked here, but can't see what I'm doing wrong.

Michael Berkowski · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-03 18:44:45Z

4

You have not actually executed your query:

$query = "SELECT username FROM $this->table WHERE username='$sUser'";
$doesFieldExist = false;

// Execute the query with mysql_query()
$result = mysql_query($query);

// $result is a result resource that can be passed 
// to mysql_num_rows() unless the query failed and $result is FALSE
if ($result && mysql_num_rows($result) > 0) {
    $doesFieldExist = true;
}

answered Mar 3, 2012 at 18:44

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Milap · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-03 18:48:38Z

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Actually you didn't executed query.

public function doesUserExist($u) {

    $this->dbConnect();

    mysql_select_db($this->database);

    $sUser = mysql_real_escape_string($u);

    $query = "SELECT username FROM $this->table WHERE username='$sUser'";
    $query = mysql_query($query);
    $doesFieldExist = false;

    if (mysql_num_rows($query) > 0) {
        $doesFieldExist = true;
    }

    $this->dbDisconnect();

    return $doesFieldExist;

}

answered Mar 3, 2012 at 18:48

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Mayank K. Swami · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-02 14:15:32Z

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You should use the mysql_query before getting the number of rows.

Follow the Link below: http://php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-num-rows.php

For example :

$query = "SELECT username FROM $this->table WHERE username='$sUser'";
$result = mysql_query($query);  
$num_rows = mysql_num_rows($result);

edited Jan 2, 2013 at 14:15

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answered Mar 3, 2012 at 18:48

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