(SELECT @total:=0) total_var";
}
+/*
+ Return number of records in tables, where some foreign key $id is used.
+ $id - searched key value
+ $tables - array of table names (without prefix); when table name is used as a key, then
+ value is name of foreign key field. For numeric keys $stdkey field name is used.
+ $stdkey - standard name of foreign key.
+*/
+function key_in_foreign_table($id, $tables, $stdkey)
+{
+
+ if (!is_array($tables))
+ $tables = array($tables);
+
+ $sqls = array();
+ foreach ($tables as $tbl => $key) {
+ if (is_numeric($tbl)) {
+ $tbl = $key;
+ $key = $stdkey;
+ }
+ $sqls[] = "(SELECT COUNT(*) as cnt FROM `".TB_PREF."$tbl` WHERE `$key`=".db_escape($id).")\n";
+ }
+
+ $sql = "SELECT sum(cnt) FROM (". implode(' UNION ', $sqls).") as counts";
+
+ $result = db_query($sql, "check relations for ".implode(',',$tables)." failed");
+ $count = db_fetch($result);
+
+ return $count[0];
+}
+