Space between words in database causing error

[CoffeeAddict]

Below is the code I'm trying to use, it works perfectly IF the color in the database is listed as "blue_merle".

 

Problem being, it is not, it's listed as "Blue Merle". How can I make this continue to work without having to change the way the color is listed in the database?

 

If I put "Blue Merle" in the php code then it just causes an error because of the space between the words. Help please? I feel like this is probably really simple to fix but it's going right over my head.

 

else if ($dog1->color == blue_merle && $dog2->color == blue_merle) {
  echo '<p>You cannot breed two merles.</p>';

[Barand]

String values should be in quotes

 

else if ($dog1->color == 'blue_merle' && $dog2->color == 'blue_merle') {
  echo '<p>You cannot breed two merles.</p>';

[CoffeeAddict]

Thanks! I just tried that and it still lets me breed two merles together when it should be throwing the echo message

[Barand]

What do $dog1->color and $dog2->color contain?

[CoffeeAddict]

They are both listed as Blue Merle. With the space. If I change them to blue_merle with the underscore, it works. But I'd like to avoid having to change it.

[Jessica]

If the database says "Blue Merle", you need to compare to "Blue Merle", not 'blue_merle'. *smh*

[CoffeeAddict]

Got it, tried it with the quotes and no space, but forgot to capitalize the words! Works great now. Thank you!