looks good, u r searching for $bible_verse_ref in $text_message_template to be replaced by the string "bible_verse_ref". if that makes sence to u, yes its right. ralph ralph_deffke@xxxxxxxx ""Ron Piggott"" <ron.php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:83745B9E385A4402888BA5924C2965F6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Am I understanding str_replace correctly? Do I have this correct or are ' needed? $bible_verse_ref is what I want to change to (AKA replace) bible_verse_ref is what I change to change from (AKA search) $text_message_template is the string I want to manipulate $text_message = str_replace( $bible_verse_ref, 'bible_verse_ref', $text_message_template ); Ron -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php