What is different about the code that you wrote except that you have the html being output by php?
"Jay Blanchard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [snip] <-----incHeader.php------> <html> <head> <title>[Site Name]</title> </head> <body> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="left"> <tr> <td> <? if($subnav == "home"){ ?><b><? }?><a href="index.php">home</a><? if($subnav == "home"){ ?><b><? }?> </td> </tr> </table> <-----incHeader.php------> [/snip] <?php if($subnav == "home"){ print("<strong><a href=\"index.php\">home</a></strong>"); } ?> HTH! -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php