php - Number of gamertags in a table? -

i want print total number of gamertags in table equals rows.

$total = mysql_query('select count(*) gamertags'); print $total; 

the code above prints idk why?

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i agree other guys, it's explained on that page. here's answer anyway...

$result = mysql_query('select count(*) gamertags'); $total = mysql_result($result, 0); echo $total;