try this: <?php
define('ROOT_PATH', './4images/');// PATH to your 4images Gallery / PFAD zu Ihrer 4images Gallerie'
include(ROOT_PATH.'config.php');
include(ROOT_PATH.'includes/db_mysql.php');
include(ROOT_PATH.'includes/constants.php');
$site_db = new Db($db_host, $db_user, $db_password, $db_name);
$sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) as total_images
FROM ".IMAGES_TABLE." a, ".CATEGORIES_TABLE." b
WHERE a.image_active=1
AND a.cat_id = b.cat_id
AND b.auth_viewcat=".AUTH_ALL."
AND b.auth_viewimage=".AUTH_ALL."
";
$row = $site_db->query_firstrow($sql);
$total_images = $row['total_images'];
echo $total_images;
?>
change ./4images/ to your 4images dir.