What you have if ( ($current_page == $saved_page) and ($current_ip == $saved_ip) and ($current_dt < ($saved_dt + 3600)) ) { return; } else { $query = "UPDATE `table` SET `hits` = '$count', `agent` = '$agent', `ts` = '$date_time' WHERE `page` = '$page'"; $result = mysql_query($query) or die ('Error! -- ' . mysql_error()); } is the same as writing it as if ( ($current_page == $saved_page) && ($current_ip == $saved_ip) && ($current_dt < ($saved_dt + 3600)) ) { return; } $query = "UPDATE `table` SET `hits` = '$count', `agent` = '$agent', `ts` = '$date_time' WHERE `page` = '$page'"; $result = mysql_query($query) or die ('Error! -- ' . mysql_error()); On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Angela Barone <angela@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > On Mar 11, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Jonathan Sundquist wrote: > > Since you already have the return statement with the if statement the else > isn't required. If those three statements are true you would exit the call > any ways > > > I don't follow. The else contains the meat of the statement. > > Angela >