diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6d3b3d951..898adf90b 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ $Source$
     * libraries/sqlvalidator.class.php3:
       - Removed dependency on overload extension
       - Started to fix bug #644709
+    * sql.php3, libraries/common.lib.php3, libraries/sqlparser.lib.php3:
+      - Revert line 88 of sql.php3, and fix it a different way...
 
 2002-01-12 Robin Johnson  <robbat2@users.sourceforge.net>
     * read_dump.php3, sql.php3, libraries/common.lib.php3,
diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php3 b/libraries/common.lib.php3
index c786b66f2..c595d5555 100644
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php3
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php3
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ h1    {font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold}
 
         // Check that we actually have a valid set of parsed data
         // well, not quite
+        // first check for the SQL parser having hit an error
+        if (PMA_SQP_isError()) {
+            return $parsed_sql;
+        }
+        // then check for an array
         if (!is_array($parsed_sql)) {
             // We don't so just return the input directly
             // This is intended to be used for when the SQL Parser is turned off
@@ -323,8 +328,7 @@ h1    {font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold}
                           $is_modify_link = TRUE, $back_url = '')
     {
         global $cfg;
-        global $SQP_errorString;
-
+        
         if (empty($GLOBALS['is_header_sent'])) {
             include('./header.inc.php3');
         }
@@ -338,7 +342,8 @@ h1    {font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold}
 
         // --- Added to solve bug #641765 
         // Robbat2 - 12 January 2003, 9:46PM
-        if (isset($SQP_errorString) && !empty($SQP_errorString)) {
+        // Revised, Robbat2 - 13 Janurary 2003, 2:59PM
+        if (PMA_SQP_isError()) {
             $parsed_sql = $the_query;
         } else {
             $parsed_sql = PMA_SQP_parse($the_query);
@@ -352,9 +357,9 @@ h1    {font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold}
         if (!empty($the_query) && !strstr($the_query, 'connect')) {
             // --- Added to solve bug #641765 
             // Robbat2 - 12 January 2003, 9:46PM
-            if (isset($SQP_errorString) && !empty($SQP_errorString)) {
-                flush();
-                echo $SQP_errorString;
+            // Revised, Robbat2 - 13 Janurary 2003, 2:59PM
+            if (PMA_SQP_isError()) {
+                echo PMA_SQP_getErrorString();
             }
             // ---
             echo '<p>' . "\n";
diff --git a/libraries/sqlparser.lib.php3 b/libraries/sqlparser.lib.php3
index 427df4bf3..bcfa1ac87 100644
--- a/libraries/sqlparser.lib.php3
+++ b/libraries/sqlparser.lib.php3
@@ -72,23 +72,62 @@ if (!defined('PMA_SQP_LIB_INCLUDED')) {
 
 
     /**
-     * Do display an error message
+     * Reset the error variable for the SQL parser 
+     *
+     * @access public
+     */
+    // Added, Robbat2 - 13 Janurary 2003, 2:59PM
+    function PMA_SQP_resetError() {
+        global $SQP_errorString;
+        $SQP_errorString = '';
+        unset($SQP_errorString);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the contents of the error variable for the SQL parser 
+     *
+     * @return string Error string from SQL parser
+     *
+     * @access public
+     */
+    // Added, Robbat2 - 13 Janurary 2003, 2:59PM
+    function PMA_SQP_getErrorString() {
+        global $SQP_errorString;
+        return isset($SQP_errorString) ? $SQP_errorString : '';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the SQL parser hit an error
+     *
+     * @return boolean error state
+     *
+     * @access public
+     */
+    // Added, Robbat2 - 13 Janurary 2003, 2:59PM
+    function PMA_SQP_isError() {
+        global $SQP_errorString;
+        return isset($SQP_errorString) && !empty($SQP_errorString);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set an error message for the system
      *
      * @param  string  The error message
      * @param  string  The failing SQL query
      *
-     * @access public
+     * @access private
+     * @scope SQL Parser internal
      */
+    // Revised, Robbat2 - 13 Janurary 2003, 2:59PM
     function PMA_SQP_throwError($message, $sql)
     {
-        $debugstr = 'ERROR: ' . $message . "\n";
-        $debugstr .= 'SQL: ' . $sql;
 
         global $SQP_errorString;
         $SQP_errorString = '<p>'.$GLOBALS['strSQLParserUserError'] . '</p>' . "\n"
-             . '<pre>' . "\n"
-             . $debugstr . "\n"
-             . '</pre>' . "\n";
+            . '<pre>' . "\n"
+            . 'ERROR: ' . $message . "\n"
+            . 'SQL: ' . $sql .  "\n"
+            . '</pre>' . "\n";
 
         /*
         // Removed to solve bug #641765 - Robbat2 - 12 January 2003, 9:46PM
@@ -1119,6 +1158,15 @@ if (!defined('PMA_SQP_LIB_INCLUDED')) {
      */
     function PMA_SQP_formatHtml($arr, $mode='color')
     {
+        // first check for the SQL parser having hit an error
+        if (PMA_SQP_isError()) {
+            return $arr;
+        }
+        // then check for an array 
+        if (!is_array($arr)) {
+            return $arr;
+        }
+        // else do it properly
         switch ($mode) {
             case 'color':
                 $str                                = '<span class="syntax">';
diff --git a/sql.php3 b/sql.php3
index eddaf5f7b..4bb17e1d6 100755
--- a/sql.php3
+++ b/sql.php3
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ if (isset($btnDrop) || isset($navig)) {
 $parsed_sql = PMA_SQP_parse((get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? stripslashes($sql_query) : $sql_query));
 $analyzed_sql = PMA_SQP_analyze($parsed_sql);
 // Bug #641765 - Robbat2 - 12 January 2003, 10:49PM
-//$sql_query = PMA_SQP_formatHtml($parsed_sql, 'query_only');
+// Reverted - Robbat2 - 13 January 2003, 2:40PM
+$sql_query = PMA_SQP_formatHtml($parsed_sql, 'query_only');
 
 // here we are sure that SELECT is uppercase
 $is_select = eregi('^SELECT[[:space:]]+', $sql_query);