I would guess that: $data = mysql_fetch_assoc(mysql_query("select * from some_table limit 1")); would be faster than: $pointer = mysql_query("select * from some_table limit 1"); $data = mysql_fetch_assoc($pointer); but I'm not sure, php may optimize this. Anyone know the answer? I'm taking over some code that someone else made that has a lot of one record retrevals coded in it, like option 2, and I was wondering if it was worth my time to change it. Thanks! -Micah -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php