mysql> show tablese; ERROR 1064 (42000): 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 'tablese' at line 1 mysql> show tables; +-------------------+ | Tables_in_homeuse | +-------------------+ | DVDs | +-------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> create table `badwords` ( -> `censor` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', -> PRIMARY KEY (`censor`) -> ) type=MyISAM -> ; Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.08 sec) mysql> show tables; +-------------------+ | Tables_in_homeuse | +-------------------+ | DVDs | | badwords | +-------------------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> insert into badwords values('mypogobadges'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> select * from badwords where censor like '%pogo%'; +--------------+ | censor | +--------------+ | mypogobadges | +--------------+ 1 row in set (0.03 sec) mysql>