Checking if record exists

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Hi there !
I need to check if a record exists and if it doesn't it gives an error message.
if (!mysql_query("EXISTS(SELECT * FROM kunder WHERE id='$id')")) {
echo "Record doesn't exist";
exit;
}

This doesn't work... What am i doing wrong ?

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nevermind, just used:
$g_total = mysql_query("SELECT count(id) AS total FROM kunder WHERE id='$id'") or die(mysql_error());
$total = mysql_result($g_total,0);
and then if total == 0 it doesn't exist.