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select count(*) in mysql 5.5 innodb— rewrite advice?

I need advice on how to rewrite a select count(*) query for innodb tables mysql 5.5. in new environment its very slow... select count(*) from mails3 join questions using (question_id) where ...
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Select query having count and variable

I have a table like the one below. I need to form a select query. I'm going to pass a RefID like SELECT SNo FROM Register WHERE RefID = 1 And beside the SNo in the Statement, I need to have ...
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table(s) sync question [closed]

i have a sync script that queries several different wordpress databases every 15 minutes to keep a main "feed" table up to date. it totals approximately 50,000 queries (99% of them are Selects, for ...
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How to COUNT number of rows with LIMIT?

I want to catch X rows, thus, I set LIMIT X; but how can I simultaneously count the total number of rows too? Currently, I use two separate queries to do so as SELECT COUNT(*) FROM col WHERE CLAUSE ...
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Should I use select count(*) for counting records or having a field like comments_no for tables like post, comments?

In my recent project which is about social networking for an Asian country, I'm in doubt whether I use the below SQL statement for counting records: SELECT COUNT(id) shareLikeNo FROM ...
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Retrieving row count without using Count function

I wrote a query below which shoots me a syntax error why would it do so, SELECT MAX('Row') FROM (SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY ID DESC) 'Row' FROM USERS) Error Desc: Incorrect syntax near ...