Calculate queries per second avg?

[Daniel Frey]

I am using PHP and am wondering how mysql calculates queries per second average.

I want to be able to remotely check the status of my database while on holidays without leaving a shell port open on the box.

`SHOW STATUS` gives me all sorts of information, but I do not see the variable in question listed there. Does anyone know if it computed with the information given with SHOW STATUS and which to use to do it?

Otherwise I'll just use a Cookie to keep a timestamp and check the Questions variable between the two timestamps to get a rough average.