> > $res=mysql_query("select * from accounts where username like
> '$wantedusername'");
> 
> is the 'like' statement better than saying :-
> 
> $query="SELECT * FROM People WHERE Email = '$from1'";
> 
> ???
> 
> $from1 is the email address im after :)
> 
> Off to work - will check the 'like' statement tonight....


If there is no % wildcard in the quoted string LIKE is the same as =.

James
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