SELECT id, sitename, description, date MATCH(sitename, keyword1, keyword2, keyword3, keyword4, keyword5, keyword6, description) AGAINST ('criteria') AS totaltimes FROM sites WHERE MATCH(sitename, keyword1, keyword2, keyword3, keyword4, keyword5, keyword6, description) AGAINST ('criteria') ORDER BY totaltimes DESC *ERROR I GET* MySQL Error#: 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'MATCH(sitename, keyword1, keyword2, keyword3, keyword4, keyword