Topic: Check username

[peter11]

Hi all,

Im new here and new to PHP. I cant work out why the following is not working. I hope you can tell me how to fix and why.

$checklogin=("SELECT * FROM members");

if ($checklogin==true){

echo "TAKEN";
}

else
echo "free";

Code: [Select]

<input name="$checklogin">
<input type="submit" title="submit">
What have i done wrong :S

thansk.

[jskywalker]

Why do you think the function mysql_query  does exist?

This function should be used to tell the database that you want to  "SELECT....." some things...

But before you can ask something from the database you should connect to it (use: mysql_connect)

[peter11]

I have connected the DB earlier in the code.

still cant get it to work with

$checklogin = mysql_query($query);

$query = ("SELECT * FROM members");

if ($query=="[username]"){

echo "TAKEN";
}

else
echo "free";

any help?

[prashanth]

Hi here is the code for your problem

$con = mysql_connect("hostname","mysql username","mysql password");
mysql_select_db("databse name",$con);

$query = "SELECT * FROM members";
$checklogin = mysql_query($query);
while($res = mysql_fetch_array($checklogin,MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
$result[] = $res;
}

the results will have the details

so now you can loop the results and you can check the conditions as your wish.

Let me know if you need in detail code i will provide.

[peter11]

I have no tried this yet however it would really help if you explaned some of it for me as i am new to php.

I dont understand the following:

You have a $result in there. Does php carry out the $'s even if they are not linked? As i can see $checklogin says its a query then carry out $query which asks the database for this info. Once it has this info there is nouthing to tell it what to do with this is there?

$result[] ??

also

$query = "SELECT * FROM members"; Why are the brackets () not used around the select from members? Or is this not needed?

thanks for the help i hope this works.

[peter11]

I have tried what you said and its saying free every time. Its connecting fine. What have i got wrong here:

// Connect // 

$con = mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot connect");
mysql_select_db("$db_name", $con)or die("cannot select DB");

// CHECK LOGIN //

$query = ("SELECT * FROM members");
$checklogin = mysql_query($query);

while($res = mysql_fetch_array($checklogin,MYSQL_ASSOC)){
$result[] = $res;
}

if ($checklogin==$res){

echo "TAKEN";
}
else

echo "FREE";

[jskywalker]

This code is too advanced for you

You better start here: http://www.w3schools.com/php/

and LEARN how to do it, in stead of asking ....

[prashanth]

Hello  peter11

by seing your post title it seems you are checking the username with database records

here is the logic
----------------------
// Connect //

$con = mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot connect");
mysql_select_db("$db_name", $con)or die("cannot select DB");

// CHECK LOGIN //

$query = ("SELECT * FROM members WHERE username='".$_POST['username'] ."'");
$checklogin = mysql_query($query);
$res = mysql_fetch_array($checklogin,MYSQL_ASSOC);

if (!empty($res)){
echo "TAKEN";
}
else
echo "FREE";


Still if you are not clear let me know

[peter11]

This works. I now see how it works. thanks