EG> try just: EG> $sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name (f_name,l_name,email_addy,un,pw) VALUES EG> ('$f_name','$l_name','$email_addy','$un', 'PASSWORD('$pw')'";
Make that ... password('$pw'), without the single quotes around the password() function. Otherwise, it will print it literally. - Julie --> Julie Meloni --> [EMAIL PROTECTED] --> www.thickbook.com Find "Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 24 Hours" at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672323494/thickbookcom-20 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php