the objective of the script below is to first search if a subscriber is already in a list before subscribing his email (so as to prevent double subscription). the select part works fine....but the insert doesnt. know why? if ($v = strtolower($_POST['email'])) { $db = mysql_connect(mysql, "usser", "pw"); $con = mysql_select_db("ng",$db); $sql = "SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE email='$v'"; $res = mysql_query( $sql ) ; if ($row = mysql_fetch_array($res)) { echo "<b>Your email: <u>$v</u> already in the list<br>"; } else { $sql_in = "INSERT INTO arcadia ('email') VALUES ('$v')"; $result_in = mysql_query($sql_in); echo "<b>Your email: <u>$v</u> subscribed!<br>"; } } else { include("index.php"); exit; } --------------------------------- A passion till tomorrow, Opeyemi Obembe | ng.clawz.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term'