i have tried everything...i still dont know wat to do. [code]<?php require_once('Connections/ren.php'); ?><?php mysql_select_db($database_ren, $ren); $query= "SELECT membership FROM user WHERE username='".$_COOKIE['username']."'"; $usr = mysql_query($query, $ren) or die(mysql_error()); $row_usr = mysql_fetch_assoc($usr); $limit=$row_usr['membership']; $count=0; if (isset($_POST['save']) && (isset($_COOKIE['usrname'])) ) { foreach($_POST as $key => $val){ if(substr($key,0,3)=="buy"){ $query="INSERT INTO buy ( user , movies )VALUES ('".$_COOKIE['usrname']."', '".$val."');"; mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error()); $username = $_COOKIE['usrname']; $query=mysql_query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM buy WHERE user = '$username'"); $purchsed=mysql_num_rows($query); mysql_close(); echo("<center><font color=red>You have purchased $purchased DVD(s) </font></center>");} } if($count < $limit){ if(substr($key,0,4)=="rent"){ $query="INSERT INTO rent ( user , movie )VALUES ('".$_COOKIE['username']."', '".$val."');"; mysql_query($query, $ren) or die(mysql_error()); $username = $_COOKIE['usrname']; $query=mysql_query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM buy WHERE user = '$username'"); $rented=mysql_num_rows($query); mysql_close(); echo("<center><font color=red>You have purchased $rented DVD(s) </font></center>"); } }else{ echo "<center><font color=red>Limit Exceeded!! Only $limit is rented!! </font></center>"; } } } if (isset($_POST['save']) && (!isset($_COOKIE['username'])) ) { echo "<center><font color=red>Please Login</font></center>"; } [/code] and the output is :- You have purchased DVD's Limit Exceeded!! Only is rented!! Limit Exceeded!! Only is rented!! Limit Exceeded!! Only is rented!!