General :: Ls: Cannot Access *.php: No Such File Or Directory

Code:

count=`ls *.php -l | wc -l`
if [ "$count" -ne "0" ]; then
mv *.php ~/Desktop/PHP

[code]....

With this code I am attempting to ensure a php file exists, then attempting to move it to another folder. My script has 40 or so extensions, this is one of many. My problem is this: if the current folder contains no php files i receive an error.

ls: cannot access *.php: No such file or directory

Typically I would use 2> /dev/null to handle output suppression but in this case it prevents the variable assignments.