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davidf85

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I am using this code to build a form:

echo '<form method="post" action="mysql.php">';

echo '<table>';

echo '<tr><td>UserID:</td>';

echo '<td><input type="text" name="username"></td></tr>';

echo '<tr><td>Password:</td>';

echo '<td><input type="password" name="password"></td></tr>';

echo '<tr><td colspan="2" align="center">';

echo '<input type="submit" value="Log In"></td></tr>';

echo '</table></form>';

 

Alone, this form works, but when I add script above it to make it more functional, everything loads properly and I get no errors, but the form will not submit. The submit button is like a dead button.

Anyone know why this could be happening?

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<?php

session_start();

if (isset($_POST['username']) && isset($_POST['password']))
   {
      $username = $_POST['username'];
      $password = $_POST['password'];

      $link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', 'root', 'users');
         if (!$link)
            {
               die("Cannot Connect".mysql_error());
            }

   


$query = "select * from users where username='$username' and password=sha1('$password')";
$result = mysql_query($query);
if ($result->num_rows)
{
$_SESSION['valid_user'] = $username;
}
$link->close();
}
?>



<html>
<body>

<?php

if (isset($_SESSION['valid_user']))
   {
      echo 'You are logged in as: '.$_Session['valid_user'].' <br>';
      echo '<a href="logout.php">Log out</a><br>';
   }
   else
   {
      if (isset($username))
      {
         echo 'Could not log you in.<br>';
      }
      else
      {
         echo 'You are not logged in.<br.';
      }


echo '<form method="post" action="mysql.php">';
echo '<table>';
echo '<tr><td>UserID:</td>';
echo '<td><input type="text" name="username"></td></tr>';
echo '<tr><td>Password:</td>';
echo '<td><input type="password" name="password"></td></tr>';
echo '<tr><td colspan="2" align="center">';
echo '<input type="submit" name=submit value="Log In"></td></tr>';
echo '</table></form>';

}

?>
<a href="members_only.php">Members Section</a>
</body>
</html>

 

MOD EDIT: code tags added.

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I like to get into the habit of setting variables with indices into alternative variables to avoid syntax errors, and for the overall appeal of the code..

 

something like

 

$valid_user = $_SESSION['valid_user'];//proceed using $valid_user

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