Sorry, Let me make it bit clear. I use $sql=$comFieldsV.$fromV.$Where; $comFieldsV ..I select all the fields. $fromV - the table with data $Where - I pass the filters. one of the filter conditions is  if ($ftype) { $Where = $Where . "AND G.FEAT_TYPE = '$ftype' "; } When I use a value like..abc, I get the data. But when I use abc;234 it passes only abc