<snip> How about: $review = $_POST['review']; $sql = "SELECT * FROM reviews WHERE review_id = '$id'"; $res = mysql_query($sql) or die ("Query failed: " . mysql_error()); if (mysql_num_rows($res) > 0) { $sql_upd = "UPDATE reviews SET review_text = '$review' WHERE review_id = '$id' "; $res_upd = mysql_query($sql_upd) or die ("Query failed: " . mysql_error()); }else{ $sql_ins = "INSERT INTO reviews (review_id, review_text) VALUES('$id', '$review')"; $res_ins = mysql_query($sql_ins) or die ("Query failed: " . mysql_error()); } -- Graham -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php