获得满足条件php的条目总数

Question

I have a database which contains fisheries in different regions. I am using the command below:

    $sql ="SELECT region FROM table WHERE region='Fife'";
    $res = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());
    while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res)){
        $total = array ($sql);
        echo count($total);

This gives me (111111111111111) as an output. However i am looking for it to return (15) instead. There are currently only 15 enteries which match 'Fife'

Can anyone suggest how i can improve my code to get the desired results??

Answer 1

$sql ="SELECT region FROM table WHERE region='Fife'";
    $res = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());
$total = array();
while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res)){
$total[] = array ($sql);
}
echo count($total);

If you want to keep the records