Parse Error Help!!!

[akacj]

I get this parse error on my login.php page.

      Parse error: parse error in C:\wamp\www\login.php on line 18

                                Heres Line 18

$query = “select * from users where username='$username' and password='$password'";

                                      Heres My Full login.php code

<?php
//Database Information

$dbhost = "localhost";
$dbname = "dbusers";
$dbuser = "root";
$dbpass = "";

//Connect to database

mysql_connect ( $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass)or die("Could not connect: ".mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($dbname) or die(mysql_error());
session_start();

$username = $POST['username'];
$password = md5($POST['password']);

$query = “select * from users where username='$username' and password='$password'";

$result = mysql_query($query);
if (mysql_num_rows($result) != 1) {
$error = “Bad Login”;
include “login.html”;
} else {
$_SESSION['username'] = “$username”;
include “memberspage.php”;
}

?>

[djjjozsi]

use " instead of : “/”

Bad technique:

$username = $_POST['username'];

Better:

$username = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['username']);

i suggest that change your php editor.

[akacj]

ok that code fixed that part now I have another parse error on line 19::

      Parse error: parse error in C:\wamp\www\login.php on line 19


                                          Heres Line 19::

$query = “select * from users where username='$username' and password='$password'”;

[akacj]

Actutually Nevermind That last reply it was that I did not use these " "

                 Ok now we have an undefined index error::::

Notice: Undefined index: username in C:\wamp\www\login.php on line 16

Notice: Undefined index: password in C:\wamp\www\login.php on line 17

                               Heres Lines 16 and 17

$username = mysql_real_escape_string($POST['username']);
$password = md5($POST['password']);

[djjjozsi]

The better technique to check a filled username and password, is to check if your submit button has pressed. You should use the php BB tags in this forum for a better reading, please.

<?php

if ( isset( $_POST["submit_button"] ) ) {
    // here comes the other variables check
    if ( empty( $_POST["username"] ) OR empty( $_POST["password"] ) ) {
        $build_error_message = "Username AND password is required";
    } else {
        // here goes the database/table check
    } 
} 

?>