Password field vs. single line text field...

[Kevmaster]

I am writing a PHP script where the user submits his passwrod.

I would like to use a password field to do this, but when i call the name of the field ($password) it returns a NULL value. when i change the type of field to single line text, it returns my input.

ideas on how to use the password field?

thanks

[rgermain]

The password field is used identically to the way the single line text field is used.

Post the chunck of code where you have the password field. And we will see if we can't help you out from there.

[devinemke]

<input type="text" name="text">
<input type="password" name="password">

both simply send a single line of text, the only difference is that the password input text is rendered by the browser in such a way as to hide the characters.

[Kevmaster]

here is the code where the field is called. it works fine when $password field is a text field. it does not work when $password field is a password field.

function checkStatus($u, $p)	{
	$connection = @mysql_connect("localhost", "******", "******");
	$db_name = "beogor_ivbd2";
	$table_name = "ibf_members";
	$p = md5($p);
	$db = @mysql_select_db($db_name, $connection);
	$sql = "SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE name = \"$u\" AND password = \"$p\"";
	$result = mysql_query($sql, $connection);
	$num = mysql_num_rows($result);
	if ($num > 0)	{
		return true;
	}
	else	{
		return false;
	}
}	
$destination = "$catagory";
$destination .= "/";
$destination .= "$fileName_name";
if (($fileName_type == "image/jpeg" || $fileName_type == "image/gif") && $fileName_size <= 100000)	{
	if (checkStatus($username, $password) == true)	{
		copy ("$fileName", "$destination");

	$to = "[e-mail]";
	$subject = "IMAGE UPLOAD SUCCESSFUL";
	$msg = "The file named: $fileName_name has been uplaoded in the folder: $catagory by the user: $username";
	$msghead = "FROM: Brass Eagle Owners Group <[e-mail]>";
	mail($to, $subject, $msg, $msghead);
}
else	{
	header("Location: [url]http://www.beog.org/gallery_php/upload.php?name=true[/url]");
}
}
else	{
	header("Location: [url]http://www.beog.org/gallery_php/upload.php?type=true[/url]");
}
}

any help appreciated

[tommynanda]

Post your HTML code too

[Kevmaster]

<form action="doupload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="form1">
  1) Choose Your File:<br>
  <input type="file" name="fileName">
  <br>
  <br>
  2) Select The Correct Catagory:<br>
  <!-- PHP Generates $cats, whihc is a selection drop down menu based on the available choices to place the picture into a different folder -->
  <? echo "$cats"; ?>  

  <br>
  <br>
  3) User Name: 
  <input name="username" type="text" id="username">
  <br>
  <br>
  4) Password: 
  <input name="password" type="text" id="password">
  <br>
  <br>
  <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"><input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset">
</form>

[tommynanda]

arent u using
<input type="password" name="password" id="password">

[Kevmaster]

when it looks like:
<input type="password" name="password" id="password">

it doesnt work.

when it looks like:
<input type="text" name="password" id="password">

it works fine.

[Weedpacket]

Have you tried print_r($_POST) to see the contents of the data supplied from the form in the two cases?