MySQL / PHP - possible to run many sql statements in the same execution?

Let me try and explain a little better: Here is some query code $query3 = "LOCK TABLES COUNTER_PAGE_VIEWS"; $query = "SELECT Count FROM COUNTER_Page_Views WHERE Counter_ID = '" . $count_id . "'"; $query1 = "UPDATE COUNTER_Page_Views SET Count = Count + 1 WHERE Counter_ID = '" . $count_id . "'"; $result3 = mysql_query($query3); $result1 = mysql_query($query1); $result = mysql_query($query); As the page processes, it processes in order, so it owuld go through those lines of code and do what it needs to do. Currently two users can cause a threading issue where even if I lock the table, because the call is not coming from inside MySQL. So the locking only occurs for the single Query which locks the Table, then the next query execution voids the write lock on the table. What I would need to do here is either lump all the queryioes into one SQL execution or lock the PHP code so it is single threaded like this: $query3 = "LOCK TABLES COUNTER_PAGE_VIEWS"; $query = "SELECT Count FROM COUNTER_Page_Views WHERE Counter_ID = '" . $count_id . "'"; $query1 = "UPDATE COUNTER_Page_Views SET Count = Count + 1 WHERE Counter_ID = '" . $count_id . "'"; <LOCK THE CODE SO ONLY ONE CLIENT CAN RUN AT A TIME> $result3 = mysql_query($query3); $result1 = mysql_query($query1); $result = mysql_query($query); <RELEASE THE LOCK> Anyone have any suggestions? Matt Babineau Freelance Internet Developer e: <mailto:mbabineau@illuminatistudios.com> mbabineau@illuminatistudios.com p: 603.943.4237 w: <http://www.illuminatistudios.com/> http://www.illuminatistudios.com