what is isset?

Hi there, I'll just add to Varga's answer. isset is good to use a lot of times if you're checking variables after a form has been submitted and there is either an error and the user needs to fix a value they entered (i.e. First Name has numbers in it), or they filled everything out correctly and you return them to a page and post a message saying 'Error found' or 'Success!' --- on that page you would have a variable maybe called $errorMessage or $successMessage that would only show if it was set by those 2 previous actions I mentioned.

Here's a common little code snippet of code on a page where users fill out a form that is checked when they submit it:

//Used to display a message if the user incorrectly filled out part of a form that has been submitted
if(isset($errorMessage)) { echo $errorMessage; }

Varga's got the concept right - if a variable has a value that PHP considers not null, isset will return true. Otherwise, if the variable has not been initialized or the value is NULL, isset will return false.

I hope this makes any sense at all!

THANKS