as you said, the table is empty. mysql_fetch_object should return NULL. that's why the block in the while statement doesn't got executed.
while (($row = mysql_fetch_object($result))){ if($row->team_id == "$team_id"){ echo "It is in there"; }else{ echo "We will need to add it to the table"; } } i guess this is what you're trying to do: $searchStmt = "SELECT 1 from division1rank where team_id = $team_id"; //i'd prefer using bind variable here.... ... snipped ... if ($row = mysql_fetch_object($result)) { echo "It is in here"; } else { echo "We'll need to add it to the table. } i hope this will help --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php