So how can we make phpMyAdmin show exact number of records for InnoDB tables?
Simple. Just open the config.inc.php in your phpMyAdmin installation directory and add this line:
$cfg['MaxExactCount'] = 2000000;
This configuration parameter sets the threshold that phpMyAdmin executes COUNT(*) against the table.
In this case, if the total number of recrods in this InnoDB table is larger than 2,000,000, the Rows count will be estimated, starting with a wave sign, ~; on the other hand, if the total number of records in this InnoDB table is smaller than 2,000,000, phpMyAdmin will run COUNT(*) against the table so an exact Rows count is displayed.