and if u've got several checks for just $name, u could use in_array (http://php.net/in_array). if (in_array($name, array('andrea', 'john', 'jane'))) it's case sensitive so if the array has all lower-case letters, u might wanna use strtolower (http://php.net/strtolower) on $name. for general cases of OR... On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:32:20 +0000, eoghan <php@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > can do: > if ($name==andrea || $name==john) > > On 17 Mar 2005, at 11:59, AndreaD wrote: > > if ($name==andrea) OR ($name==john) -- ]# Anirudh Dutt ...pilot of the storm who leaves no trace like thoughts inside a dream -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php