$next = $id + 1; $previous= $id - 1; if ( mysql_num_rows( mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `amulets` WHERE `id` = '$previous'") ) != 0 ) { echo "« Previous"; } else { echo ""; } echo "» Back « "; if ( mysql_num_rows( mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `amulets` WHERE `id` = '$next'") ) != 0 ) { echo "Next »"; } else { echo ""; }