getting the search words from a google query

hey, i am a beginner at php and i need your help. i have a list of urls visited on a particular day in mysql database. using php i find out all the websites that have a google search. now i need to strip apart the google query from the entire url. i think parse function is used for it but i am not sure how it is used etc. if possible plz send me a small snippet as an example. cheers. ------------------------------------------------- Bits-Pilani Goa Campus (http://www.bits-goa.ac.in)