Hi! > $sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM table1 where id IN ($mylist)" > > > I get error : Array to string conversion... That's because you're interpolating an array within a string, and so thearray is bing coerced to a string (giving a meaningless value). Implode the list into a string and use that instead. For example: $sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM table1 where id IN (" . implode(',', $mylist) . ")"; -Tom