$check = "SELECT (SELECT COUNT(bloopp) FROM bloopp WHERE email='$email') AS bloopp, (SELECT first_name AS first_name, last_name AS last_name FROM user WHERE email ='$email')"; $check = "SELECT (SELECT COUNT(bloopp) FROM bloopp WHERE email='$email') AS bloopp , first_name AS first_name, last_name AS last_name FROM user WHERE email ='$email'"; SELECT (SELECT COUNT(bloopp) FROM bloopp WHERE email='$email') AS bloopp, first_name AS first_name, last_name AS last_name FROM `user` WHERE email ='$email'; $sql = "SELECT COUNT(bloopp) FROM bloopp WHERE email=?" //process it usual way $sql = "SELECT first_name, last_name FROM user WHERE email = ?"; // process it usual way