private int GetTableRows()
{
	int rows;
	using(MySqlConnection con = new MySqlConnection(CONNECTION_STRING))
	using(MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand())
	{
		con.Open();
		cmd.Connection = con;
		cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM myTable";
		
		rows = int.Parse(cmd.ExecuteScaler().ToString());
	}
	
	return rows;
}