如何选择不同的列以及它们具有的记录数

Question

How do I select distinct columns together with the count of records they have like if i have this data:

  banana
  apple
  orange
  banana
  apple
  apple

and I want it to display this:

  |banana|2|
  |apple |3|
  |orange|1|

Answer 1

Make use of aggregate function like COUNT() and a GROUP BY clause.

SELECT fruitname, COUNT(*) totalCount
FROM tableName
GROUP BY fruitName

Answer 2

You need to use GROUP BY Clause.

SELECT `fruitname`, COUNT(*) as `totalCount`
FROM `tableName`
GROUP BY `fruitName`