gistfile1.php

<?php
error_reporting( E_ALL | E_NOTICE | E_STRICT );

/**
 * SQL for model:

	CREATE TABLE  `temp` (
		`id` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY
	) ENGINE = MYISAM CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
 */

//model
class Temp extends \Phalcon\Mvc\Model
{
    public $id;
}


$di = new \Phalcon\DI\FactoryDefault();
$di->set(
	'db',
	function()
	{
		return new \Phalcon\Db\Adapter\Pdo\Mysql(array(
			"host"     => 'localhost',
			"username" => 'root',
			"password" => '',
			"dbname"   => 'test',//!!! your DB name
		));
	}
);

$binds = array( 1 => 1 );

$find_query = array(
	'conditions' => 'id=?1',
	'bind'       => $binds,
);

var_dump($binds);
$result = Temp::count($find_query);
var_dump($binds);
		
/**
* array (size=1)
  1 => int 1
  
array (size=1)
  1 => string '1' (length=1)
*/