try $with_quote = '"0"'; $without_quote = str_replace('"', '', $with_quote); Foong "Jeremy" <jeremy@basinbroadband.com> wrote in message 001f01c2edd0$4e945680$1e52c541@nunya">news:001f01c2edd0$4e945680$1e52c541@nunya... Hey folks, Im apologize that this is just a really easy general php question but any help would be appreciated. if i have a variable that is = to something like "0" or "1" but I just need it to be 0 or 1. how do i strip the " off. thanks, Jeremy -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php