// Hi im having a problem with this code everytime i try and log in to the login page i get the error incorrect password entered even though i am entering the correct password, i know im missing something simple but is there anyone who can point me to the fault in my php code if possible please, im quite adequate in coding as i do c++ programming but im new to php and unable to highlight the problem so can you please explain in full detail if possible please so that i can understand where im going wrong, Kind regard Gary //
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>login</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
// Connects to your Database
mysql_connect("your.hostaddress.com", "username", "password") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("Database_Name") or die(mysql_error());
//Checks if there is a login cookie
if(isset($_COOKIE['ID_my_site']))
//if there is, it logs you in and directes you to the members page
{
$username = $COOKIE['ID_my_site'];
$pass = $COOKIE['Key_my_site'];
$check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '$username'")or die(mysql_error());
while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check ))
{
if ($pass != $info['password'])
{
}
else
{
header("Location: members.php");
}
}
}
//if the login form is submitted
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { // if form has been submitted
// makes sure they filled it in
if(!$POST['username'] | !$POST['pass']) {
die('You did not fill in a required field.');
}
// checks it against the database
if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
$POST['email'] = addslashes($POST['email']);
}
$check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '".$_POST['username']."'")or die(mysql_error());
//Gives error if user dosen't exist
$check2 = mysql_num_rows($check);
if ($check2 == 0) {
die('That user does not exist in our database. <a href=add.php>Click Here to Register</a>');
}
while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check ))
{
$POST['pass'] = stripslashes($POST['pass']);
$info['password'] = stripslashes($info['password']);
$POST['pass'] = md5($POST['pass']);
//gives error if the password is wrong
if ($_POST['pass'] != $info['password']) {
die('Incorrect password, please try again.');
}
else
{
// if login is ok then we add a cookie
$POST['username'] = stripslashes($POST['username']);
$hour = time() + 3600;
setcookie(ID_my_site, $POST['username'], $hour);
setcookie(Key_my_site, $POST['pass'], $hour);
//then redirect them to the members area
header("Location: members.php");
}
}
}
else
{
// if they are not logged in
?>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>" method="post">
<table border="0">
<tr><td colspan=2><h1>Login</h1></td></tr>
<tr><td>Username:</td><td>
<input type="text" name="username" maxlength="40">
</td></tr>
<tr><td>Password:</td><td>
<input type="password" name="pass" maxlength="50">
</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" align="right">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Login">
</td></tr>
</table>
</form>
<?php
}
?>
</body>
</html>
