agreed; but don't sell those curly braces short. they're a lifesaver in SQL statements:
PHP Code:
mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `$table` WHERE `{$search['column']}` LIKE '%{$search['value']}%' LIMIT 1");
// or similar
They're also very, very, very useful if you ever use HEREDOC syntax (e.g., for large html blocks):
PHP Code:
<<< HEREDOC
<p>This is a really long $whatever and it has a lot of embedded variables, like in this table:</p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr><th>{$th['col1']}</th><th>{$th['col2']}</th><th>{$th['col3']}</th></tr>
<tr><td>{$td['row1']['col1']}</td><td>{$td['row1']['col2']}</td><td>{$td['row1']['col3']}</td></tr>
<tr><td>{$td['row2']['col1']}</td><td>{$td['row2']['col2']}</td><td>{$td['row2']['col3']}</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>etc...</p>
HEREDOC
;
Edit:
of course, DD's syntax highlighter doesn't clarify much in these examples. :(