Not working if???

i have a if statement which doesn't work which is:

include("../db_funcs/dbconnect.inc");


if(!$cat_name || !$lang_select)
echo "Please enter all the necessary fields";
else{
$sql = "INSERT INTO q_cat (cat_name, lang) VALUES ('$cat_name', '$lang_select')";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
echo "<strong>Category successfully added to the database...</strong>\n";
echo "onload=\"where='index.php'; setTimeout('document.location.href=where',2000);\"";
}

what is the problem and how can i find a good tutorial about using javascript in php???

You missed out the opening and closing curly braces on the if statement.

I opened for else and close for it but it is not necessary for if i think, i mean it is working without the line of



it is a javascript and i think i am writing it wrong...

you dont need curley braces if you only have one line after

say

if()
//code here that would excute if above if statement is true

Are you sure? I'd always used the curly braces religiously... how else would PHP know when to start executing the code and where to stop?

Kanu,

I, too, use braces for all my if statements, but you don't necessarily need them if you have single-lined IF statements. They are only required for multi-lined statements...