note 107957 added to control-structures.if

can anyone please help me in the following coding: if($da1=="yes") { if($co1=="M.Phil or equivalent") { $api= 3; } elseif($co1=="M.Phil or equivalent" && $ts1=="Yes") { $api= 10; } elseif($co1=="Ph.D or equivalent") { $api= 10; } elseif($co1=="Ph.D or equivalent" && $ts1=="Yes") { $api= 17; } } in this i want to move the value of $api into the database..but the if else statement doesn't work..i think because of the sentence type value of $co1..but i want these values as it is..i mean that i cant change "PH.D or equivallent" value because this value has to be passed in the databse as it is..so please help me anysolution for this. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 122.173.82.92 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.if.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/107957 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107957/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107957/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107957/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107957/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107957/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107957/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/107957 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/107957 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php