Here's the whole error message: Error fetching number details: 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 'desc FROM house_num WHERE house_num.id='1'' at line 1 This is the query that causes it: $numb = @mysql_query( "SELECT number, desc FROM house_num WHERE house_num.id='$id'"); if (!$numb) { exit('<p>Error fetching number details: ' . mysql_error() . '</p>'); } Any ideas what is wrong with this? Using Mysql 4.0.27 and PHP 4.4.2 Thanks in advance