php, if variable is over 300 echo 300

[jamesmorris86]

I have a database table, and my site increases a number in the table by 30 everytime i click a button and then outputs it as a $variable.

does anyone know how i can use the if else code to make it echo a different variable if the number is anything over 300 ?

 

[jamesmorris86]

Ah, I gotta use > thanks

I have this:

<?php

$max_number = "300";

if (pos_y > 300) {

echo $max_number;

else

echo $pos_y;

?>

and im getting errors, can you see what i did wrong?

 

[jamesmorris86]

oh, ok thanks, im still pretty new to php, and i havnt really read anything about the usage of { and }. could you show me where i put them please?

 

[jamesmorris86]

thanks guys, got it all working now

 

[jamesmorris86]

Ah, just thought of one more thing, sorry to keep bothering you guys, Is it possible to add to this code so aswell as 'if > 300 echo 300, it also checks if the number is below 0, and if so, it echos $minnumber which is 0

its because im using it for an image that is placed using absolute position, so if it goes past 300 its out of my content box, and if its less than 0 its also out of my box

 

[jamesmorris86]

awesome, cheers