[snip] Really? I do it this way: if ($user_name == "Dan S") That not only looks right at first glance, but it actually works. :-) [/snip] This works better though; if("Dan S" == $user_name) ... if you drop one of the comparison operators in your haste to type then an error gets thrown and you will be able to find it precisely. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php