[Resolved] Problems with an if statement

[Jhorra]

Ok I have tried and tried to figure this out and it has to be something wrong with my if statement

$username = ("$cookie_here");
$query = "SELECT * FROM Users WHERE access = '1'";
$result = mysql_query($query);
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
$confirm = $row['user'];

echo "This is the ".$confirm;
echo "This is the ".$username

if ($username = $confirm);
{
echo "<p><a href='postnews.php'><font color='black'>Post News</font></a>";
}

I threw in those echo statements to see what exactly it was pulling and even when the values are different it shows the link.

I have tried the if statement these two ways:
if ($username = $confirm);
if ($username == $confirm);

as well as a bunch of others, but these seem to be what should work. What am I missing?

[helz]

ah after pondering for a few minutes i think i found it, the double equals sign should be used i think ( == )

also the current if statement is this:

if ($username = $confirm); 
{ 
echo "<p><a href='postnews.php'><font color='black'>Post News</font></a>"; 
} 

notice the ; at the end of the first line, i think this is causing it to ignore the if and just carry on with the echo.
try changing it to this:

if ($username == $confirm)
{ 
echo "<p><a href='postnews.php'><font color='black'>Post News</font></a>"; 
} 

[Jhorra]

You're the man. It worked with the ==, and taking the ; off the end of the first line. Big thank you.