[thelist] 'not' in PHP and other PHP newbie questions

[Kasimir K]

> So, I want to say
> 
>      If there's no 'Address' data, write 'none' for the address
> 
> Does this not work?
> 
>     If !($Address)
>         {
>            $Address = 'none'
>         }

no, that does not work, as "If !($Address)"
should be "If (!$Address)", and "$Address = 'none'" is missing a 
semicolon. this would work:
      If (!$Address)
          {
             $Address = 'none';
          }

> Also, how do I get PHP to spit back errors instead of a blank page every
> time there's a single syntax error anywhere on the page?

have a look at here:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.error-reporting.php

.k