Well I have narrowed it down to the SQL statements themselves. In the first script I call I tested my 2 SQL calls and they took a total of 21 seconds. No, I'm not familiar with indexes. I've started reading the O'reilly book Managing and Using MySql and I've seen it mentioned but I havn't taken the dive to learn about them yet. I have plenty of space to use (since I heard this is what they require). My database only takes up about 70 MB (down oddly enough from 175 MB since I switched from MS Access). Any suggestions for a quick start before I dive back into my book and the MySql Docs?