$SQL = "SELECT AU,ST,BT,AT,id FROM ccl.ccl_main WHERE MATCH (AU) AGAINST ('\"Margaret Atwood\"' IN BOOLEAN MODE) ORDER BY id desc"; When I enclose "Margaret Atwood" in double quotes, it's like having no quotes at all. Therefore, it searches for all occurences of Margaret and Atwood. Any inspiration? Thanks, John -- John Taylor-Johnston ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "If it's not open-source, it's Murphy's Law." - Université de Sherbrooke: http://compcanlit.ca/ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php