Help: <snip> $sql = "select id1 from GCN_Salesmen where username = '$PHP_AUTH_USER'"; $user_id = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error()); </snip> Produces: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'id #2' at line 1 <snip> $sql = "select id1 from GCN_Salesmen where username = $PHP_AUTH_USER"; $user_id = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error()); </snip> Produces: Unknown column 'robert' in 'where clause' I have even tried like instead of = and still getting errors. I know this is a stupid error, but... Thanks, Robert ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Money is like manure - it is meant to be spread around. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php