Matt Z, Your not totally off :D 0 is equal to the user's authorization. Higher numbers is restricted. Ex 2 = Private (I think) Try this: $query = "SELECT t.topic_id, t.topic_title, t.topic_last_post_id, t.forum_id, p.post_id, p.poster_id, p.post_time, u.user_id, u.username FROM $table_topics t,...