[JJR512]

I guess the reason why I didn't use the first method was that I need the query executed separately from the if...else block. I also need the if...else block to be in the order of if the user isn't there, else if the user is there. The reason for this is that if the user is not there, variables for $usersettings ($usersettings[userid], usersettings[setting1], etc.) are explicitly defined with a set of default values in the "if user isn't there" part of the code. I actually changed it so it isn't an if...else, just an if. If the user isn't there, the default values are put into the variables, and either way, execution procedes to the next part, using either the default values or the values from the query.