"I think MySQL hiccuped on your search term, it contained an apostrofe, which is used as the string delimiter in many SQL dialects, including MySQL. Lousy server side scripting, it should strip illegal chars from the search string before submitting the query to MySQL... Alas, not an unusual mistake in PHP driven sites." Oh yeah, this is what broke it: "('missing cd's')" three single quotes (apoostrophes), unterminated string! Amazing isn't it, I've accidentaly hacked into the servers of two of the worlds biggest software companies recently - not going to say who, I value my freedom - by innocently typing terms like that!