Counting how many times a rating was entered in a MySQL Database using PHP -

i'm trying count how many times article has been rated members buy using php count articles total entered ratings have been stored in mysql database.

i want use php , not mysql , wondering how can this?

i hope explained right?

an example helpful mysql database holds ratings listed below.

here mysql database.

create table articles_ratings ( id int unsigned not null auto_increment, ratings_id int unsigned not null, users_articles_id int unsigned not null, user_id int unsigned not null, date_created datetime not null, primary key (id) );   create table ratings ( id int unsigned not null auto_increment, points float unsigned not null default 0, primary key (id) ); 

it's easier sql:

select count(*) articles_ratings id = (id value) 

you of course select * articles_ratings id = (id value), loop through rows count them -- if database can work you, it's best use it!