You should give a complete programm so we can run exactly the same you do, like this: <?php $item_amount_in_store = 223; print ("$item_amount_in_store"); $update_amount = 7; $item_amount_in_store += $update_amount; print (" + $update_amount = $item_amount_in_store "); ?> which gives this result: 223 + 7 = 230 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php