[RESOLVED] Basic if statement involving math.

[suttercain]

I everyone,

I am running the following code:

<?php
$total = 0;
if ($total > 0); {
			  $average = $sum/$total; 
			  echo "Sum: $sum / Total: $total"; }
?>

When I try to tun the code I get the following error:
Warning: Division by zero in /home/superman/public_html/comics/comicvote.php on line 14

I understand that division by 0 is not allowed, but shouldn't the if statement prevent that division from running?

Thanks.

[laserlight]

That is due to a careless semi-colon. Take a look at your reformatted code:

<?php
$total = 0;
if ($total > 0)
    /* empty statement here */;
{
    $average = $sum/$total;
    echo "Sum: $sum / Total: $total";
}
?>

[suttercain]

wow... wow.... i am lame. thank you. that got it.

SC