Hello everyone I have been successful at adding users to my database and table with php but when I try to log in I get an error message. I am trying to build the the URL or FTP address with variables can anyone help!! //////// error message ////////// Warning: ftp_connect(): php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: No address associated with hostname in /home/loraxbiz/public_html/do_authuser.php on line 32 Couldn't connect to [a href=\"ftp://lorax.biz\" target=\"_blank\"]ftp://lorax.biz[/a] //////// end of error message ////////// [code] <? // jesse check for required fields if ((!$_POST[username]) || (!$_POST[password])) { header("Location:clients.htm"); exit; } // jesse note to self, set up names of databases and table to use $db_name ="loraxbiz_authuser"; $table_name = "clients"; //now connect to server and select database $connection = @mysql_connect("localhost", "private", "privatee") or die(mysql_error()); $db = @mysql_select_db($db_name, $connection) or die(mysql_error()); //build and issue the query $sql = "SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE username ='$_POST[usernname]' AND password = password('$_POST[password]')"; $result = @mysql_query($sql,$connection) or die(mysql_error()); // get the number of rows in the result set $num = mysql_num_rows($result); // print message or redirect elsewhere, based on result set if ($num != 0) { $msg = "<p> Welcome to LORAX Environmental,Inc</p>"; } else { // try to log in to freaking ftp $ftp_server = "ftp://lorax.biz"; $ftp_user = '$_POST[usernname]'; $ftp_pass = '$_POST[password]'; // set up a connection or die $conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server"); // try to login if (@ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass)) { echo "Connected as $ftp_user@$ftp_server\n"; } else { echo "Couldn't connect as $ftp_user\n"; } } ?> [/code]