> if((isset($_REQUEST['sub'])) && (!empty($_REQUEST['sub']))) { empty is a language construct, not a function, so that is not necessary. You can just do !empty(...). > $error = false; > return $error; In your security_check function, you set $error to false in the beginning for no reason; in fact, you don't need to use it all. You could return false or return true, or simply return !empty($x); However, that doesn't actually work because when you call the function, it assumes that $_REQUEST[whatever] is defined and could cause a notice if it isn't; and $x will always be defined, even if set to null. Since your variables are coming from REQUEST anyway, you could write it like this: function security_check($x) { return !empty($_REQUEST[$x]); } Then, if(!security_check('sub')) { ... } Of course, there are people who can be more helpful and will probably tell you to do more than just check if the variable exists. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php