Hi there, Using MySQL 3.22.27 and php3. The page I have does 7 queries to the database and then displays the page. The first time it runs it takes 9 secs or more before the data is displayed and then after that the thread is cached on MySQL. But when I run the same Query from MySQL console I get query times of .16 secs. I have changed the query and use the 'limit 2' in the sql statement and it still takes 9 or more secs if it is not a cached thread. The SQL statement is as follows: SELECT mlsnumber from custmls where listingoffice = 0251 and (listingstatus = 'ACT' or listingstatus = 'A*') and scategory = 1 limit 2 The only thing different in each query is the value of scategory. This the first time its run takes 9 or more seconds, there is an index on listingstatus the looks at 12000 records. I have tried an index on listing office,listingsstatus and scategory to see if it speeds up the query and I get a result of 0 , where there are 81 records matching when I did a count before the index was created. There are only 71685 records in the table. I have set the following variables: set-variable =key_buffer=16M set-variable =table_cache=256 set-variable =sort_buffer=4M set-variable =record_buffer=1M I'm running on a Sun Ultra 10s 333 sparc Processor and 256mb of ram, Solaris 7 OS. Any ideas would be great. Thanks in advance. Pat Pat Militzer Tech Support Supervisor Metro/MLS Inc. 11430 W North Ave Wauwatosa, WI 53226 414-778-5400 ext. 124 Fax 778-6143 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web site: www.metromls.com www.wihomes.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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