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Thanks antivirus for your reply.

I don't even think that I need to go as far as adding another column in the tables.
This is because I can see instances where people who live in, say manchester, may want to visit the london forums - (when planning a trip etc., or if they are from Newcastle but are a student in Liverpool)

So I still want freedom to travel between the cities but, I want them anchored and in a way forced to change the city.

Could you explain how the apples UK page can remember user preference (for Ireland or UK sites)?

Here is there code, and I know a bit of php which this isn't so I'm stuck!

http://registration.euro.apple.com/c...stoptionuk.cgi

<script language="Javascript">
function expireGMT (days)
{
var now=new Date();
now.setTime (now.getTime()+days*24*3600000);
return "; expires=" + now.toGMTString()
}
function select(cc)
{
var country;
if(cc=="uk")
{
country = "(U.K.)";
}
if(cc=="ie")
{
country = "(Ireland)";
}
var answer = confirm("You just selected The Apple Store "+country+"\n\nWould you like your browser to remember this selection for future Apple Store visits?\n\nTo view Apple's privacy policy, please visit http://www.apple.com/uk/legal/privacy/");

if(answer)
{
var cookievalue = 'ukstoption='+cc+ expireGMT(90)
document.cookie = cookievalue;
}
if(cc=="uk")
{
document.location="http://www.apple.com/ukstore/";
}
if(cc=="ie")
{
document.location="http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/irlstore";
}
}
</script>

^ this bits in their head tags

and the following is in the body:

<a href="javascript:select('ie');">Ireland</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:select('uk');">UK</a>

I guess I can't see where in this code the cookie is being set for the first time? Am I missing something from the rest of the code or does this have everything I need. (just of course have more cities and links than the 2 here)

The stuff in the head seems to check for a cookie and if one's present then do the necessary re-direct. But if there is no cookie the rest of the page is loaded and they can select the country. But after selecting UK or Ireland how is that cookie set?

Thanks for your help.