On Wednesday 11 December 2002 13:10, Hartleigh Burton wrote: > > <? if ($submit) { > $db = mysql_connect("localhost", "dbname", "dbpassword"); > mysql_select_db("mydb", $db); > > $db_user = " > SELECT ID FROM dbusers > WHERE UserName = '$username'"; > > $db_pass = " > SELECT Password FROM dbpasswords > WHERE ID = '$db_user'"; > > $db_pass_temp = MD5('$db_pass'); > > if ($password == $db_pass_temp) { You haven't grasped the concept of to access data from a db. Please refer the to examples in the manual to see how it should be done. Hint: echo "$db_user, $db_pass" to see whether they contain what you think they contain. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* Persistence in one opinion has never been considered a merit in political leaders. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero, "Ad familiares", 1st century BC */ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php