public function getRows($sql = '')
 {
     if ($sql) {
         if (self::$debug) {
             echo $sql . '<br />';
         }
         self::$stmt = self::$DB->query($sql);
         self::getErrInfo();
         self::$querycount++;
         $result = self::$stmt->fetchColumn();
         self::$stmt = null;
     } elseif (self::$stmt) {
         $result = self::$stmt->rowCount();
     } else {
         $result = 0;
     }
     return $result;
 }