# If () dont get it

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-dont-get-it/151759>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 17, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-dont-get-it/151759 "2005-06-17T21:39:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beware](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Beware](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Beware)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-dont-get-it/151759/1 "2005-06-17T21:39:25Z")

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Hello I will introduce myself. I am a PHP programmer who wants to combine PHP with Flash. I work with Flash 2004 MX.

My question is:  
I have a PHP script who sends a variabel back to Flash named: valid

I have the folowing code but this does nothing…it is like the value valid is lost.  
Flash code:

```auto
 loadVariables("../PHP/login.php", "/", "GET");
if (valid=="ok"){
getURL("../PHP/auth.php","_blank","POST");
}else{}
stop(); 

```

Please help… the if () then () else does work strange with actionscript when reading PHP…

Example if you have:  
login.php

```php
<?php
if (expression){
echo "&valid=ok&";}
else{
echo "&valid=not ok&";} ?> 

```

Reading this back does not do anything or in a Dynamic text field you always see not ok!! after processing valid=ok…

Thank you…  
Greetings Ben
