Error Checking not working properly.

[crowden]

Hi,

Can somebody please help me from going insane here? I'm echoing out my count($error_list) and it's giving me a big fat 0 (as in ZERO).

I would assume that 0 is not greater than 0, yet that block of code runs instead of the ELSE that contains the INSERT. WHY?

Thanks for any help.

$status = "<p>Please fill out the form and click Submit once.</p>\n";
$showform = true;

if($_POST['addbuyer'])
{
  $error_list = array();
  
  $fname = $_POST['fname'];
  $lname = $_POST['lname'];
  
  if(empty($fname))
  {
    $error_list[] = 'First Name is required.';
  }
  if(empty($lname))
  {
    $error_list[] = 'Last Name is required.';
  }
  echo count($error_list);
  if(count($error_list > 0))
  {
    $status = "<ul class=\"errormsg\">\n";
    foreach($error_list as $error)
    {
      $status .= "<li>$error</li>\n";
    }
    $status .= "</ul>";
    echo "Hello";
  }else
    {
      $sql = "INSERT INTO buyers SET fname='', lname='' ;
      echo $sql;
      if(mysql_query($sql))
      {
        $status = "<p>Buyer has been added. Please click the buton below to close this window.</p>";
        $showform = false;
      }
    }
} 

[markl999]

if(count($error_list > 0))
should be:
if(count($error_list) > 0)

[crowden]

thanks kind sir.