[thelist] php (if/else)

[john corry]

uhh...

I have a weird thing going on..
$max_art_id = mysql_num_rows($id_result);
	echo ("there are $max_art_id rows in the DB.<br>");
	// if current art_ID == max_art_ID
		if ($cur_id == $max_art_id){
		// next link goes to first record (art_ID[0])
		$next = 1;
		echo ($next);
		} else {
			// else
		$next = ($cur_id++)	;
		echo($next);
		}

This si weird because in the line that echos $max_art_id, it writes the
correct value, 31. But then in the if() statement, I evaluate it to see if
its the same as $cur_id (which is 1)...it's supposed to do the 'else' but it
doesn't, it evaluates to true, even though it isn't...

What's going on?

jc