Huh? Why is this equal??! php > $id = '444-44444'; php > var_dump($id, intval($id)); string(9) "444-44444" int(444) php > if (intval($id) == $id) echo 'equal'; else echo 'not equal'; equal or in other words: php > if (intval('444-44444') == '444-44444') echo 'equal'; else echo 'not equal'; equal I would expect PHP to be evaluating string "444-44444" against integer "444" (or string either way) however, just for giggles, using === works... php > if ($id === intval($id)) echo 'equal'; else echo 'not equal'; not equal -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php