This is my login code that is connected to my login form.
<?php
session_start();
$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];
if ($username&&$password)
{
$connect = mysql_connect ("localhost","root", "" ) or die ("Couldn't connect!");
mysql_select_db("phplogin") or die("Couldn't find database");
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='$username' ");
$numrows = mysql_num_rows($query);
if ($numrows!=0)
{
//code to login
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query))
{
$dbusername = $row['username'];
$dbpassword = $row['password'];
}
//check to see if they match!
if ($username==$dbusername&&$password==$dbpassword)
{
$_SESSION['username']=$username;
}
else
echo "Incorrect password!";
}
else
die("That user doesn't exist!");
}
else
die("Please enter a username and password!");
?>
Setting it up on one page should work. I just haven't yet learned how to do that.