Re: comparing strings - again!

This does not work although when I echo out the strings they are exactly the same. Strange! "Ross" <ross@aztechost.com> wrote in message news:... > if (isset($_POST['Submit'])) { > //echo "post equals".$_POST['x']." corect > is".$correct_answers[$page-1]; > $compare1 = $_POST['x']; > echo "page is".$page; > $compare2 = $correct_answers[($page-1)]; > echo "compare1 is ".$compare1; > echo "<BR>"; > echo "compare2 is ".$compare2; > > if (strcmp($compare1, $compare2) == 0) { > $incrementedPage = $page + 1; > ?> > <script type="text/javascript"> > <!-- > window.location = "http://www.google.com/" > //--> > </script> > <? > //header("Location: evaluation.php?page=$incrementedPage"); > } > > else { > $chances++; > echo "you have had".$chances; > } > > } > > > ?> >