To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm On 01 November 2004 05:01, Doug Thompson wrote: > The variables are not being expanded. As a minimum, you need to > escape the single quotes. $query = "SELECT * from user where > name=\'$userid\' and pass=password(\'$password\')" This is complete BS. The whole string is in double quotes -- the presence of single quotes within it has no effect whatsoever on the expansion of variables, nor is it necessary to escape them. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php