MariaDB COUNT() aggregate function is used to return the count of an expression.
The COUNT () Function counts only NOT NULL values.
COUNT (*) counts the total number of rows in a table.
COUNT () would return 0 if there were no matching rows.
Syntax:
SELECT COUNT(aggregate_expression)
FROM tables
[WHERE conditions];
Example
We have a table "Students", having the following data:
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Count "student_id" from "Students" table:
SELECT COUNT(student_id)
FROM Students;
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