Hi, Can someone advise on the best [fastest] way to search about 12 'text' fields from 2 tables for a keyword? It's fast from 1 table, but slows _way_ down when I add fields from the second table. Should I: 1) Index all fields involved? 2) Get involved with multiple-column indexes I've seen http://www.mysql.com/doc/M/u/Multiple-column_indexes.html but am getting a BLOB error (MySQL 3.22.32, RedHat 6.2) when trying to add the index. The field is a text field. Any and all advice is appreciated. Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php