Flatfile DB Problem

[CommieBastard]

I'm a semi-newbie; I've been into PHP for about 4 months and I already know quite a few things.

I'm trying to write a simple script involving user authentication against a flatfile database (yes, I know how much better MySQL is, and I still want to use a flatfile.)

In the code, I have a crucial line:

if (($userinfo[0] == $name) && ($userinfo[1] == $pass))
{
echo "Authorized.<br>";
die;
}

This is supposed to check if two variables in an array are identical to two variables predetermined in a form, but it doesn't. The script automatically assumes that the two aren't identical. I know that I'm passing the variables properly, because I've tried printing them out in the same script.

The weird thing is, if I just use

if ($userinfo[0] == $name)
{
echo "Authorized.<br>";
die;
}

to check the $name variable, the code works perfectly. Is it a syntax problem? Is there something wrong with the $pass variable? Your help would be greatly appreciated.

[_e_r_k]

Where do you get $user and $pass from? How does the flatfile look like? If you could show us some of these things it would be much easier to help you since it doesn't seem like it's the syntax that is the problem..

// [e]r!k

[daveyboy]

would be that you aren't trim()ming the whitespace off your info when you read it from the text file, but without more complete information it is impossible to say.