> I'm having a problem I don't think I should be having. Basically, I'm > doing some simple math, and I'm having issues in making PHP do it (with > the brackets in particular). > > An example that looks like it -should- work: > > $Math = sqrt(81)(5+4)-1;
Do you mean: $Math = sqrt(81)*(5+4)-1; You can't leave out the * for multiplication. y = mx + b in algebra must be written as $y = $m * $x + $b, for example. ---John W. Holmes... Amazon Wishlist: http://www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php