Hi all, I am using php 3.0 and mysql and win xp. i want to add users to database through php page. adduser.php <html> <FORM METHOD="post" ACTION="add.php"> Real Name: <INPUT TYPE=text MAXLENGTH=70 NAME="real_name" SIZE=20><Br> Username: <INPUT TYPE=text MAXLENGTH=70 NAME="username" SIZE=20><Br> Password: <Input Type=text Maxlength=70 Name="userpass" Size=10><Br> <INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="Add"> <INPUT type=reset VALUE="Reset Form"></form> </tr></td></table></tr></td></table> </body> </html> when i enter the fileds and submit ,the action is not performed, instead add.php file is opened. add.php <? $ID = uniqid("userID"); $db = mysql_connect("localhost","root","halfdinner"); mysql_select_db (userpass); $result = mysql_query ("INSERT INTO users (id, real_name, username, password ) VALUES ('$ID', '$real_name', '$username', '$userpass') "); if(!$result) { echo "<b>User not added:</b> ", mysql_error(); exit; } if($result) { mysql_close($db); print "User <b>$username</b> added sucessfully!"; } else { print ("Wrong Password"); } ?> is the problem due to mysql and php connection.i am using windows xp with apache2. i followed the steps said by someone in the previous thread.that is adding libmysql.dll to system32 and so on. I cannot find php_mysql.dll in php.ini. can some one help Thanks babu --------------------------------- ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun!