}
    return false;
}
if (isset($_POST) && !empty($_POST)) {
    if ($GLOBALS['debug']) {
        echo "POSTS: ";
        var_dump($_POST);
        echo "<br />";
    }
    $submission_is_US = 0;
    if (isset($_POST['us'])) {
        if ($_POST['us'] == 1) {
            $submission_is_US = 1;
        }
    }
    if (isset($_POST['name']) && !territoryExists($_POST['name'], $submission_is_US)) {
        //save the new territory
        $sqlSaveNewTerritory = "INSERT INTO territories (name";
        if (isset($_POST['us']) && !empty($_POST['us']) && $_POST['us'] == 1) {
            $sqlSaveNewTerritory .= ", us";
        }
        $sqlSaveNewTerritory .= ") VALUES('" . addslashes($_POST['name']) . "'";
        if (isset($_POST['us']) && !empty($_POST['us']) && $_POST['us'] == 1) {
            $sqlSaveNewTerritory .= ", '" . $_POST['us'] . "'";
        }
        $sqlSaveNewTerritory .= ")";
        mysql_query($sqlSaveNewTerritory) or die('died trying to save new territory: ' . mysql_error());
        $id = mysql_insert_id();
        //save new regions for this territory
        if (isset($_POST['regions']) && !empty($_POST['regions'])) {
            //save this territories regional associations
	$sqlTerritoryExists = "SELECT id FROM territories WHERE name LIKE '%".addslashes($name)."%'";
	$resultTerritryExists = mysql_query($sqlTerritoryExists) or die('died checking if territory exists: '.mysql_error());
	if (mysql_num_rows($resultTerritryExists) > 0) {
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}

if(isset($_POST) && !empty($_POST)) {
	if ($GLOBALS['debug']) {
		echo "POSTS: ";
		var_dump($_POST);
		echo "<br />";
	}
	
	if (isset($_POST['name']) && !empty($_POST['name']) && !territoryExists($_POST['name'])) {
		//save the new territory
		$sqlSaveNewTerritory = "INSERT INTO territories (name";
		
		if (isset($_POST['us']) && !empty($_POST['us']) && $_POST['us'] == 1) {
			$sqlSaveNewTerritory .= ", us";
		}
		
		$sqlSaveNewTerritory .= ") VALUES('".addslashes($_POST['name'])."'";
		
		if (isset($_POST['us']) && !empty($_POST['us']) && $_POST['us'] == 1) {
			$sqlSaveNewTerritory .= ", '".$_POST['us']."'";
		}
		
		$sqlSaveNewTerritory .= ")";
		mysql_query($sqlSaveNewTerritory) or die('died trying to save new territory: '.mysql_error());