RE: [PHP] Branching blunder

[snip] if($ans_three[$qzid] === 'None of the above' || $ans_three[$qzid] === 'All of the above'){ if($ans_four[$qzid] === 'None of the above' || $ans_four[$qzid] === 'All of the above'){ $answers = rand(6,8); } $answers = 5; } else{ $answers = rand(1,4); } However when I run it, it checks everything correctly until it has answer three and four having 'All of the above' and 'None of the above', then it branches to $answer = 5, only. Why? [/snip] Because $answers = 5; is the last check of $answers unless the else statement is invoked. Try this... if($ans_three[$qzid] === 'None of the above' || $ans_three[$qzid] === 'All of the above'){ if($ans_four[$qzid] === 'None of the above' || $ans_four[$qzid] === 'All of the above'){ $answers = rand(6,8); } elseif($ans_four[$qzid] !== 'None of the above' || $ans_four[$qzid] !== 'All of the above'){ $answers= 5; } } else{ $answers = rand(1,4); }