> How do I get MySQL to summarize a query so that I receive only 1 instance > per similar record. I.E. if you have 10 records with name "Smith" and 5 > records with "Barney, etc, that it would return 2 records instead of 15. This should be on a MySQL list... SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE ... GROUP BY column The key is the GROUP BY part... check the manual for more of an explanation. ---John Holmes... -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php