toplay thanks for the prompt reply, however when i do what you suggested , the only info i get is : Step 1 - Please Enter Billing and Shipping Information Step 2 - Please verify that your order is accurate Step3 - Order Confirmation and Receipt [code] ?php session_start(); //connect to the DB $connect = new mysqli("localhost","ics325sp0604", "13855", "ics325sp0604" ); //declare the necessary variables $firstname = $_POST['firtsname']; $lastname = $_POST['lastsname']; $add1 = $_POST['add1']; $add2 = $_POST['add2']; $city = $_POST['city']; $state = $_POST['state']; $zip = $_POST['zip']; $phone = $_POST['phone']; $fax = $_POST['fax']; $email = $_POST['email']; $shipfirst = $_POST['shipfirst']; $shiplast = $_POST['shiplast']; $shipadd1 = $_POST['shipadd1']; $shipadd2 = $_POST['shipadd2']; $shipcity = $_POST['shipcity']; $shipstate = $_POST['shipstate']; $shipzip = $_POST['shipzip']; $shipphone = $_POST['shipphone']; $shipemail = $_POST['shipemail']; $total = $_POST['total']; $sessid = session_id(); $today = date("y - m- d"); // Assign a CU Number $query = "SELECT FROM customers WHERE (customers_firstname = '$firstname' AND customers_lastname = '$lastname' AND customers_add1 = '$add1' AND customers_add2 = '$add2' AND customers_city = '$city')"; $results = $connect->query($query); $rows = $results->num_rows; if ($rows < 1) { $query2 = "INSERT INTO customers ( customers_firstname, customers_lastname, customers_add1, customers_add2, customers_city, customers_state, customers_zip, customers_phone, customers_fax, customers_email) VALUES ( '$firstname', '$lastname', '$add1', '$add2', '$city', '$state', '$zip', '$phone', '$fax', '$email')"; $insert = $connect->query($query2); $custid = $connect->insert_id; } //CU exists ?? if ($custid) { $customers_custnum = $custid; } $shipping = $total * 0.25; $query3 = "INSERT INTO ordermain ( ordermain_orderdate, ordermain_custnum, ordermain_subtotal, ordermain_shipping, ordermain_shipfirst, ordermain_shiplast, ordermain_shipadd1, ordermain_shipadd2, ordermain_shipcity, ordermain_shipstate, ordermain_shipzip, ordermain_shipphone, ordermain_shipemail) VALUES ( '$today', '$customers_custnum', '$total', '$shipping', '$shipfirst', '$shiplast', '$shipadd1', '$shipadd2', '$shipcity', '$shipstate', '$shipzip', '$shipphone', '$shipemail')"; $insert2 = $connect->query($query3); $orderid = $connect->insert_id; //insert information captured $query = "SELECT * FROM carttemp WHERE carttemp_sess='$sessid'"; $results = mysqli_query($connect, $query); //put data in the DB while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($results)) { extract($row); $query4 = "INSERT INTO orderdet( orderdet_ordernum, orderdet_qty, orderdet_prodnum) VALUES ( '$orderid', '$carttemp_quan', '$carttemp_prodnum')"; $insert4 = $connect->query($query4); } //delete from temp table $query = "DELETE FROM carttemp WHERE carttemp_sess = '$sessid'"; $delete = $connect->query($query); //Send Email $to = "<" . $email .">"; $subject = "Order Confirmation"; $message = " <html> <head> <title>Order Confirmation</title> </head> <body> Your order as submitted<br><br> Order date: "; $message .=$today; $message .= " <br> Order Number: "; $message .= $orderid; $message .= " <table width=\"50%\" border=\"0\"> <tr> <td> <p>Bill to:<br>"; $message .= $firstname; $message .= " "; $message .= $lastname; $message .= "<br>"; $message .= $add1; $message .= "<br>"; if ($add2) { $message .= $add2 . "<br>"; } $message .= $city . ", " . $state . " " . $zip; $message .="</p></td> <td> <p>Ship to:<br>"; $message .= $shipfirst . " " . $shiplast; $message .= "<br>"; $message .= $shipadd1 . "<br>"; if ($shipadd2) { $message .= $shipadd2 . "<br>"; } $message .= $shipcity . ", " . $shipstate . " " . $shipzip; $message .= "</p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr width=\"250px\" align=\"left\"> <table cellpadding=\"5\">"; //insert into the message $query = "SELECT * FROM orderdet WHERE orderdet_ordernum = '$orderid'"; $results = $connect->query($query); while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($results)) { extract($row); $prod = "SELECT * FROM products WHERE products_prodnum = '$orderdet_prodnum'"; $prod2 = $connect->query($prod); $prod3 = mysqli_fetch_array($results); extract($prod3); $message .= "<tr><td>"; $message .= $orderdet_qty; $message .= "</td>"; $message .= "<td>"; $message .= $products_name; $message .= "</td>"; $message .= "<td align=\"right\">"; $message .= $products_price; $message .= "</td>"; $message .= "<td align=\"right\">"; $extprice = number_format($products_price * orderdet_qty, 2); $message .= $extprice; $message .= "</td>"; $message .= "</tr>"; } $message .= "<tr> <td colspan=\"3\" align=\"right\"> Your Total before shipping is: </td> <td align =\"right\">"; $message .= number_format($total, 2); $message .= " </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=\"3\" align=\"right\"> Shipping costs: </td> <td align=\"right\">"; $message .= number_format(($total + $shipping), 2); $message .= " </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>"; $headers .= "From:<lznaidi@hotmail.com>\r\n"; mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers); echo "Step 1 - Please Enter Billing and Shipping Information<br>"; echo "Step 2 - Please verify that your order is accurate<br>"; echo "<strong>Step3 - Order Confirmation and Receipt</strong><br><br>"; //echo $message; ?> [/code] i would appreciate if someone can point me to the right direction because i am loosing it with this code.... Thanks for the help