public function loadCount($params=array()) {
		
		$this->openConnection();
		
		$res = 0;
		
		try {
		
			$stat = $this->handler->prepare($this->query);
			$stat->execute((array)$params);
			$res = (int)$stat->fetch(\PDO::FETCH_COLUMN);

			// logger
			$this->logParamQuery($this->query, $res, $params);
		
		} catch (\PDOException $e) {
		
			$this->handleException($e, $params);
		
		}
		
		$stat->closeCursor();

		return $res;
		
	}