diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index db2e0e6..df8ff45 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,16 +16,23 @@
         "php": ">=5.3.0",
         "illuminate/support": "4.*",
         "illuminate/view": "4.*",
-        "orchestra/testbench": "2.1.*"
+        "illuminate/config": "4.*"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "3.7.*",
-        "mockery/mockery": "dev-master"
+        "mockery/mockery": "dev-master",
+        "orchestra/testbench": "2.1.*"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-0": {
             "Chumper\\Datatable": "src/"
         }
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev"
+    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+    "repositories": [
+        {
+            "type": "vcs",
+            "url": "git://github.com/orchestral/phpseclib.git"
+        }
+    ]
 }
diff --git a/src/Chumper/Datatable/Datatable.php b/src/Chumper/Datatable/Datatable.php
index 9c16553..7c23b98 100644
--- a/src/Chumper/Datatable/Datatable.php
+++ b/src/Chumper/Datatable/Datatable.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public function table()
     public function shouldHandle()
     {
         $echo = Input::get('sEcho',null);
-        if(Request::ajax() && !is_null($echo) && is_numeric($echo))
+        if(/*Request::ajax() && */!is_null($echo) && is_numeric($echo))
         {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/BaseEngine.php b/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/BaseEngine.php
index 7b54915..f7ff306 100644
--- a/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/BaseEngine.php
+++ b/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/BaseEngine.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace Chumper\Datatable\Engines;
 
-use Exception, \Config;
+use Exception;
 use Assetic\Extension\Twig\AsseticFilterFunction;
 use Chumper\Datatable\Columns\DateColumn;
 use Chumper\Datatable\Columns\FunctionColumn;
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Response;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
+
 
 /**
  * Class BaseEngine
@@ -86,6 +88,11 @@ abstract class BaseEngine {
 
     /**
      * @var null
+     * Will be an array if order is set
+     * array(
+     *  0 => column
+     *  1 => name:cast:length
+     * )
      */
     protected $orderColumn = null;
 
@@ -233,11 +240,8 @@ public function searchColumns($cols)
             $cols = func_get_args();
         }
 
-        $this->searchColumns = array();
+        $this->searchColumns = $cols;
 
-        foreach ($cols as $property) {
-            $this->searchColumns[] = $property;
-        }
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -251,11 +255,7 @@ public function orderColumns($cols)
             $cols = func_get_args();
         }
 
-        $this->orderColumns = array();
-
-        foreach ($cols as $property) {
-            $this->orderColumns[] = $property;
-        }
+        $this->orderColumns = $cols;
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -357,16 +357,30 @@ protected function handleiSortCol_0($value)
         //check if order is allowed
         if(empty($this->orderColumns))
         {
-            $this->order($value, $direction);
+            $this->order(array(0 => $value, 1 => $this->getNameByIndex($value)), $direction);
             return;
         }
 
+        //prepare order array
+        $cleanNames = array();
+        foreach($this->orderColumns as $c)
+        {
+            if(strpos($c,':') !== FALSE)
+            {
+                $cleanNames[] = substr($c, 0, strpos($c,':'));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                $cleanNames[] = $c;
+            }
+        }
+
         $i = 0;
         foreach($this->columns as $name => $column)
         {
-            if($i == $value && in_array($name, $this->orderColumns))
+            if($i == $value && in_array($name, $cleanNames))
             {
-                $this->order($value, $direction);
+                $this->order(array(0 => $value, 1 => $this->orderColumns[array_search($name,$cleanNames)]), $direction);
                 return;
             }
             $i++;
@@ -381,6 +395,7 @@ protected function handleiSortCol_0($value)
      */
     protected function handleSingleColumnSearch($columnIndex, $searchValue)
     {
+        //dd($columnIndex, $searchValue, $this->searchColumns);
         if (!isset($this->searchColumns[$columnIndex])) return;
         if (empty($searchValue)) return;
 
diff --git a/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/CollectionEngine.php b/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/CollectionEngine.php
index a732767..8811b41 100644
--- a/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/CollectionEngine.php
+++ b/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/CollectionEngine.php
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ protected function internalMake(Collection $columns, array $searchColumns = arra
 
     private function doInternalSearch(Collection $columns, array $searchColumns)
     {
-        if(is_null($this->search) or empty($this->search))
+        if((is_null($this->search) || empty($this->search)) && empty($this->fieldSearches))
             return;
 
         $value = $this->search;
@@ -141,9 +141,17 @@ private function doInternalSearch(Collection $columns, array $searchColumns)
         $ii = 0;
         foreach($columns as $i => $col)
         {
-            if(in_array($columns->get($i)->getName(), $searchColumns))
+            if(in_array($columns->get($i)->getName(), $searchColumns) || in_array($columns->get($i)->getName(), $this->fieldSearches))
             {
-                $toSearch[] = $ii;
+                // map values to columns, where there is no value use the global value
+                if(($field = array_search($columns->get($i)->getName(), $this->fieldSearches)) !== FALSE)
+                {
+                    $toSearch[$ii] = $this->columnSearches[$field];
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    $toSearch[$ii] = $value;
+                }
             }
             $ii++;
         }
@@ -153,7 +161,8 @@ private function doInternalSearch(Collection $columns, array $searchColumns)
         {
             for($i = 0; $i < count($row); $i++)
             {
-                if(!in_array($i, $toSearch))
+                //$toSearch[$i] = value
+                if(!array_key_exists($i, $toSearch))
                     continue;
 
                 $column = $i;
@@ -174,12 +183,12 @@ private function doInternalSearch(Collection $columns, array $searchColumns)
                 {
                     if($self->exactWordSearch)
                     {
-                        if($value === $search)
+                        if($toSearch[$i] === $search)
                             return true;
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        if(str_contains($search,$value))
+                        if(str_contains($search,$toSearch[$i]))
                             return true;
                     }
                 }
@@ -187,12 +196,12 @@ private function doInternalSearch(Collection $columns, array $searchColumns)
                 {
                     if($self->getExactWordSearch())
                     {
-                        if(strtolower($value) === strtolower($search))
+                        if(mb_strtolower($toSearch[$i]) === mb_strtolower($search))
                             return true;
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        if(str_contains(strtolower($search),strtolower($value)))
+                        if(str_contains(mb_strtolower($search),mb_strtolower($toSearch[$i])))
                             return true;
                     }
                 }
@@ -205,7 +214,7 @@ private function doInternalOrder()
         if(is_null($this->orderColumn))
             return;
 
-        $column = $this->orderColumn;
+        $column = $this->orderColumn[0];
         $stripOrder = $this->options['stripOrder'];
         $self = $this;
         $this->workingCollection->sortBy(function($row) use ($column,$stripOrder,$self) {
diff --git a/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/QueryEngine.php b/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/QueryEngine.php
index dda42a3..3f45d60 100644
--- a/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/QueryEngine.php
+++ b/src/Chumper/Datatable/Engines/QueryEngine.php
@@ -216,14 +216,23 @@ private function compile($builder, $columns)
 
     private function doInternalOrder($builder, $columns)
     {
+        //var_dump($this->orderColumn);
         if(!is_null($this->orderColumn))
         {
             $i = 0;
             foreach($columns as $col)
             {
-                if($i === (int) $this->orderColumn)
+
+                if($i === (int) $this->orderColumn[0])
                 {
-                    $builder = $builder->orderBy($col->getName(), $this->orderDirection);
+                    if(strrpos($this->orderColumn[1], ':')){
+                        $c = explode(':', $this->orderColumn[1]);
+                        if(isset($c[2]))
+                            $c[1] .= "($c[2])";
+                        $builder = $builder->orderByRaw("cast($c[0] as $c[1]) ".$this->orderDirection);
+                    }
+                    else
+                        $builder = $builder->orderBy($col->getName(), $this->orderDirection);
                     return $builder;
                 }
                 $i++;
diff --git a/src/Chumper/Datatable/Table.php b/src/Chumper/Datatable/Table.php
index 1e05543..c977c1c 100644
--- a/src/Chumper/Datatable/Table.php
+++ b/src/Chumper/Datatable/Table.php
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?php namespace Chumper\Datatable;
 
-use Exception, Config;
+use Exception;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 
 /**
  * Class Table
diff --git a/tests/DatatableTest.php b/tests/DatatableTest.php
index 07afbde..1b1a73f 100644
--- a/tests/DatatableTest.php
+++ b/tests/DatatableTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use Chumper\Datatable\Datatable;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 
 class DatatableTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 
@@ -12,6 +13,27 @@ class DatatableTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 
     protected function setUp()
     {
+        // set up config
+        Config::shouldReceive('get')->zeroOrMoreTimes()->with("datatable::engine")->andReturn(
+            array(
+                'exactWordSearch' => false,
+            )
+        );
+        Config::shouldReceive('get')->zeroOrMoreTimes()->with("datatable::table")->andReturn(
+            array(
+                'class' => 'table table-bordered',
+                'id' => '',
+                'options' => array(
+                    "sPaginationType" => "full_numbers",
+                    "bProcessing" => false
+                ),
+                'callbacks' => array(),
+                'noScript' => false,
+                'table_view' => 'datatable::template',
+                'script_view' => 'datatable::javascript',
+            )
+        );
+
         $this->dt = new Datatable;
         $this->mock = Mockery::mock('Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder');
     }
diff --git a/tests/Engines/BaseEngineTest.php b/tests/Engines/BaseEngineTest.php
index 65b3f45..3099b1b 100644
--- a/tests/Engines/BaseEngineTest.php
+++ b/tests/Engines/BaseEngineTest.php
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
-use Chumper\Datatable\Columns\TextColumn;
 use Chumper\Datatable\Engines\CollectionEngine;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 
 class BaseEngineTest extends TestCase {
 
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ class BaseEngineTest extends TestCase {
 
     public function setUp()
     {
+        // set up config
+        Config::shouldReceive('get')->zeroOrMoreTimes()->with("datatable::engine")->andReturn(
+            array(
+                'exactWordSearch' => false,
+                )
+        );
+
         $this->collection = new Collection();
         $this->engine = new CollectionEngine($this->collection);
     }
diff --git a/tests/Engines/CollectionEngineTest.php b/tests/Engines/CollectionEngineTest.php
index cbbb181..2e185a8 100644
--- a/tests/Engines/CollectionEngineTest.php
+++ b/tests/Engines/CollectionEngineTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 
 class CollectionEngineTest extends TestCase {
 
@@ -25,15 +26,26 @@ class CollectionEngineTest extends TestCase {
 
     public function setUp()
     {
+        Config::shouldReceive('get')->zeroOrMoreTimes()->with("datatable::engine")->andReturn(
+            array(
+                'exactWordSearch' => false,
+            )
+        );
+
         parent::setUp();
 
+        Config::shouldReceive('get')->zeroOrMoreTimes()->with("datatable::engine")->andReturn(
+            array(
+                'exactWordSearch' => false,
+            )
+        );
+
         $this->collection = Mockery::mock('Illuminate\Support\Collection');
         $this->c = new CollectionEngine($this->collection);
     }
 
     public function testOrder()
     {
-
         $should = array(
             array(
                 'id' => 'eoo'
diff --git a/tests/Engines/QueryEngineTest.php b/tests/Engines/QueryEngineTest.php
index b5975d4..e9f5739 100644
--- a/tests/Engines/QueryEngineTest.php
+++ b/tests/Engines/QueryEngineTest.php
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ class QueryEngineTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 
     public function setUp()
     {
+
+        Config::shouldReceive('get')->zeroOrMoreTimes()->with("datatable::engine")->andReturn(
+            array(
+                'exactWordSearch' => false,
+            )
+        );
+
         $this->builder = Mockery::mock('Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder');
 
         $this->c = new QueryEngine($this->builder);
diff --git a/tests/TableTest.php b/tests/TableTest.php
index c83c764..2e4b3d7 100644
--- a/tests/TableTest.php
+++ b/tests/TableTest.php
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ class TableTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
     protected function setUp()
     {
         parent::setUp();
+
+        Config::shouldReceive('get')->zeroOrMoreTimes()->with("datatable::table")->andReturn(
+            array(
+                'class' => 'table table-bordered',
+                'id' => '',
+                'options' => array(
+                    "sPaginationType" => "full_numbers",
+                    "bProcessing" => false
+                ),
+                'callbacks' => array(),
+                'noScript' => false,
+                'table_view' => 'datatable::template',
+                'script_view' => 'datatable::javascript',
+            )
+        );
+
         $this->table = new Table();
     }
 
@@ -92,7 +108,9 @@ public function testRender()
             ->with('datatable::template', array(
                 'options'   => array(
                     'sAjaxSource' => 'fooBar',
-                    'bServerSide' => true
+                    'bServerSide' => true,
+                    'sPaginationType'=>'full_numbers',
+                    'bProcessing'=>false
                 ),
                 'callbacks' => array(),
                 'values'    => array(),
@@ -100,6 +118,7 @@ public function testRender()
                 'columns'   => array(1=>'foo'),
                 'noScript'  => false,
                 'class'     => $this->table->getClass(),
+                'id'        => $this->table->getId(),
 
             ))->andReturn(true);