diff --git a/scripts/viewdb.php b/scripts/viewdb.php
index 4e247aa..cf6bafa 100644
--- a/scripts/viewdb.php
+++ b/scripts/viewdb.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+ini_set('display_errors', 1);
+ini_set('display_startup_errors', 1);
+error_reporting(E_ALL);
+
 header("refresh: 30;");
 $mysqli = mysqli_connect();
 $mysqli->select_db('birds');
@@ -10,10 +14,9 @@ if ($mysqli->connect_error) {
 }
 
 // SQL query to select data from database
-$sql = "SELECT * FROM detections
+$sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS 'Total' FROM detections
   ORDER BY Date DESC, Time DESC";
-$fulltable = $mysqli->query($sql);
-$totalcount=mysqli_num_rows($fulltable);
+$totalcount = $mysqli->query($sql);
 
 $sql1 = "SELECT Date, Time, Sci_Name, Com_Name, MAX(Confidence) 
   FROM detections 
@@ -22,26 +25,25 @@ $sql1 = "SELECT Date, Time, Sci_Name, Com_Name, MAX(Confidence)
   ORDER BY Time DESC";
 $mosttable = $mysqli->query($sql1);
 
-$sql2 = "SELECT * FROM detections 
+$sql2 = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS 'Total' FROM detections 
   WHERE Date = CURDATE()";
-$todaystable = $mysqli->query($sql2);
-$todayscount=mysqli_num_rows($todaystable);
+$todayscount = $mysqli->query($sql2);
 
-$sql3 = "SELECT * FROM detections 
+$sql3 = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS 'Total' FROM detections 
   WHERE Date = CURDATE() 
   AND Time >= DATE_SUB(NOW(),INTERVAL 1 HOUR)";
-$lasthourtable = $mysqli->query($sql3);
-$lasthourcount=mysqli_num_rows($lasthourtable);
+$lasthourcount = $mysqli->query($sql3);
 
-$sql4 = "SELECT Com_Name, Date, Time, MAX(Confidence) 
-  FROM detections 
-  GROUP BY Com_Name 
+$sql4 = "SELECT Com_Name, Date, Time, MAX(Confidence)
+  FROM detections
+  WHERE Date = CURDATE()
+  GROUP BY Com_Name
   ORDER BY MAX(Confidence) DESC";
 $specieslist = $mysqli->query($sql4);
-$speciescount=mysqli_num_rows($specieslist);
+$speciescount = mysqli_num_rows($specieslist);
 
 $sql5 = "SELECT Com_Name,COUNT(*) 
-  AS Total 
+  AS 'Total'
   FROM detections 
   GROUP BY Com_Name
   ORDER BY Total DESC";
@@ -73,9 +75,9 @@ $mysqli->close();
         <th>Number of Unique Species</th>
       </tr>
       <tr>
-        <td><?php echo $totalcount;?></td>
-        <td><?php echo $todayscount;?></td>
-        <td><?php echo $lasthourcount;?></td>
+        <td><?php while ($row = $totalcount->fetch_assoc()) { echo $row['Total']; };?></td>
+        <td><?php while ($row = $todayscount->fetch_assoc()) { echo $row['Total']; };?></td>
+        <td><?php while ($row = $lasthourcount->fetch_assoc()) { echo $row['Total']; };?></td>
         <td><?php echo $speciescount;?></td>
       </tr>
     </table>