feel like i have tried every possible way..right now it is just skipping over the if statement and posting out the html.
<? if ($departmentID == 1 : ?>
<h4>Outreach Questions <?= $departmentID ?><h4>
<h4>Why Interested</h4>
<ul>
<strong>Why are you interested in volunteering as an outreach docent? </strong> <?php echo $whyInterested ?>
</ul>
<h4>Wildlife Issues</h4>
<ul>
<strong>What’s an environmental or wildlife issue you feel passionately about, and why? </strong> <?php echo $wildlifeIssue ?>
</ul>
<h4>Public Speaking</h4>
<ul>
<strong>Do you have prior experience speaking to the public? Please describe. </strong> <?php echo $publicSpeaking ?>
</ul>
<h4>Wildlife Groups</h4>
<ul>
<strong>Do you belong to any animal rights groups (PETA, The Humane Society, etc.)? If so, which ones? </strong> <?php echo $wildlifeGroup ?>
</ul>
<h4>Contributions</h4>
<ul>
<strong>What do you think you’d bring to the outreach volunteer team?</strong> <?php echo $bringToTeam ?>
</ul>
<? endif; ?>
</div>
the idea is to do an else if with id ==2 and so on..but it is pushing out all the HTML regardless of the departmentID.
thanks in advance.