$search=$_POST['search']; $search1=$_POST['search1']; $login="data"; $password="data"; $server="localhost"; $db="data"; $table="site"; mysql_connect($server,$login,$password); @mysql_select_db($db) or die( "Unable to select database"); $data = mysql_query("SELECT name, suite, addrange, phonerange, conname, contel, vpn, handsets, voicemail, mips, attachments FROM site WHERE $search1 LIKE '%$search%'") or die(mysql_error()); Error 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 'LIKE '%Chris%'' at line 1