Hi > What about the MySQL "LIKE" command? Research it. An excellent start for searching a db, but did you miss the point of the question. He wanted to know if anyone had experience with this to save him building from the ground up. I haven't, l so didn't reply If no other help is forthcoming, you might start by looking at the Service_Google package on PEAR. At the very least, it should allow you to have Google search your pages for you. Niel -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php