* smacks self in head *
- actually, that's what I did, when I read this.
thanks
In article <01051022101201.00596@chrisbig>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Wednesday 09 May 2001 19:32, paket wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> This is a script fragment that I am working on. It's purpose is to
>> validate a user by checking a database to see if the userid and
>> password match what has been supplied. Here it is:
>>
>> if ($userid && $password)
>> {
>> $res = pg_exec($db, "SELECT userid FROM users WHERE
>> userid='$userid' AND password='$password'");
>> $x = pg_numrows($res);
>> if ($x==1)
>> {
>> $verified_user = $userid;
>> session_register ("$verified_user");
>> Header ("Location: main.php");
>> }
>> }
>> Header ("Location: login.php")
>
>> The problem is that the user is ALWAYS re-directed back to the login
>> page (login.php) even when the userid and password are correct. BUT if
>
> Sure. if $x == 1 you output the Location: main.php, followed by
> Location:login.php
>
> Place an exit () after the header calls.
>
>> I make these changes, it works:
>>
>> Header ("Location: main.php"); echo $userid; <--- new line
>>
>> Now, by my reasoning, the new line should't ever be executed, and if it
>> were, it should kick out an error. So, what is going on here?
>
> header () just adds a line to the HTTP headers. you can call it as often
> as you want.
>
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