[thelist] [php] Using the OR operator in an IF statement

[Rick]

I think you need to use AND rather than OR. Rick

On 1/8/05 12:16 PM, "Tim Burgan" <email at timburgan.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> 
> Can someone please correct me on my efforts below.
> If I have a condition where I want to test if a variable is not equal to
> "student", "staff", or "admin".. what's the simplest was to achieve that?
> 
> Here's what I tried.. that didn't work:
> 
> <?php
> if ( ($_POST['usertype'] != "student") || ($_POST['usertype'] !=
> "staff") ||  ($_POST['usertype'] != "admin") )
> {
>    // ...
> }
> ?>
> 
> And also:
> 
> <?php
> if ( ($_POST['usertype'] != "student" || "staff" || "admin" )
> {
>    // ...
> }
> ?>
> 
> I must be using the OR operator the wrong way. Can someone please
> correct me on this.
> 
> Thanks very much for your time.
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Tim Burgan
> 

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