What value does json_encode need to assign to $verse_of_the_day_subscribe in order to cause this checkbox to be checked when the form is updated with the query to the database? <input type="checkbox" name="verse_of_the_day_subscribe" id="verse_of_the_day_subscribe"> I have already figured out how to do ones such as: <input type="text" name="first_name" id="first_name" size="20" maxlength="40" /> Thanks, Ron