On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 09:07:13 -0700, Brian Dunning <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The problem is that if the item is at index 0 in the array, array_search gives the > same answer as if it's not in there at all. No it doesn't. If it's in index 0 it returns 0, if it's not there at all it returns FALSE. you need to use something like: if (array_search($needle, $haystack) === false) { // add $needle to $haystack } http://lv.php.net/array-search http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.comparison.php -robin -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php