I have 2 files one is a php file the other is an include file which has all the html in it The php fil calls up the include file to the browser no problem. When I fill in the cells it seems that the values are not being passed from the submit method post through back to the php file which needs to do login checks and add the variable to the login file if it passes it's tests. Why does the login.inc file only run the switch default: only. It's like the variables go off into thin air and don't go through the switch cause they aren't there and of course it will only do the default switch cause the variable are lost any help. is it still a problem of configuring php etc Peter -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php