Simple truth check

[HuggieBear]

Guys,

Just a quick one...  If I insert a row into my database using mysql_query() it returns TRUE if successful and FALSE if not.  I'm assigning this value to $insert...

[code=php:0]$insert = mysql_query($sql) or die ("Couldn't execute $sql: " . mysql_error());
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Now how do I check if $insert is true?  Do I just need to include it in my if statement like so...

[code=php:0]if ($insert){ // my code...;}
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I figured that even if $insert was FALSE, the fact that it's defined would still make the above statement true, is that correct?

Regards
Hungover Huggie

[paul2463]

you could always stipulate in the "if" statement what you want i.e
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if($insert == true) {

do stuff

}
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