Well I am gladd I am on the right path...obviously though when I query the URL I want to be refering to the actual names of the menu items in the URL rather then the ID there for I can use URL queries such as ...co.uk/mywebpage.php?Content=About Us .....rather then ...co.uk/mywebpage.php?Content=28 So shouldnt I be joining using the actual field name in the database table?