elseif statement

[impressionist]

I am creating a simple elseif statement that matches username and password...the php is working except for one minor detail...all username/passwords go to the same destination with the 'elseif' statement. I am following a textbook example but is doesn't seem to work. Can you point me in the right direction? Your help is appreciated.

thanks,
impressionist

The code is below.

<?                   								 

	 if ($_POST['$username'] = 'user1' && $_POST['$password'] = 'pass1')

 	  {
 		header("Location: http://www.somewhere.com/inventory_test2.html");


	} elseif ($_POST['$username'] = 'user2' && $_POST['$password'] = 'pass2')

 	  {
 		header("Location: http://www.somewhere.com/about_us.htm");
	 } else {																							

		echo "<br><br>";                                                                        

		echo "<p align=center>";                                                            	

		echo "<b>Authentication Failed<br><br>Please hit your 'Back' button and try again.</b>" ; 

		echo "</p>" ;

	}

?>

[rincewind456]

This is not doing what you think it is, change all your = to ==

[impressionist]

ok, I changed all my = to == and now it goes to the 'else' statement "Authentication failed". What am I doing wrong?

impressionist

[harmor]

Remove the dollar sign in the array and I would suggest cleaning up your code.

Change
$_POST['$username']

To
$_POST['username']

[impressionist]

Thanks for your reply. I will give it a try.

I am new to PHP...I have come across some PHP sites that give tutorials, but could you recommend reputable sites that would be beneficial? One more question...I know of 'validator.w3.org' for HTML...but is there a specific validator for PHP?

Thanks,
impressionist

[impressionist]

rincewind456 and harmor,

Thanks for your help. It was a success! I am up and running.

impressionist