> $shows = array(); > $show_01 = array(); > $show_01['title'] = 'Van Cliburn Gold Medal Winner'; > $show_01['date'] = 'Tues. 10/13/2009'; > $show_01['time'] = '11am'; > $show_01['price'] = 4.00; > $show_01['soldout'] = 0; //IF THE SHOW SELLS OUT, CHANGE "0" to "1" > (without quotations). > $shows['show_01'] = $show_01; [etc.] If I'm setting up a lot of static data ahead of time like this, I prefer a slightly simpler syntax (or at least it seems simpler to me): $shows = array( 'show_01' => array( 'title' => 'Van Cliburn Gold Medal Winner', 'date' => [etc.] ), 'show_02' => array( 'title' => [etc.] ), [etc.] ); And sure, you could do all this in a database, or some other sort of external storage, but unless you're looking at creating a separate UI for someone other than yourself to input the data, it's probably simpler all around just to define the data directly in PHP. No reason you couldn't upgrade to something more sophisticated down the road, if the customer requires it. Ben -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php