find the number of rows for each table

Hi,

I want to find the number of rows for each table (2) in 1 query,
the query is:

select distinct * from medias, contacts WHERE medias.media_id =
contacts.media_id AND medias_categories.media_id = medias.media_id AND
medias_categories.categorie_id = 1
--------
700 rows

If I want to find the number of row for medias (for the same query) I
have to do a other query :

select distinct * from medias WHERE medias.media_id =
contacts.media_id AND medias_categories.media_id = medias.media_id AND
medias_categories.categorie_id = 1
--------
60 rows

I search for a solution, I try that :

select distinct *, count(distinct (medias.media_id)), count(distinct
(contacts.contact_id)) from medias, contacts WHERE medias.media_id =
contacts.media_id AND medias_categories.media_id = medias.media_id AND
medias_categories.categorie_id = 1
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ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "distinct"

don't work, as you can see.

I need help, please.
Patrick