php form ...

[heirani1]

i got a php form but i want to implement it into the html, that way i can position it and edit the page a lot easier, heres the code, hope you understand what i mean.

 

<?php 

// start session 
session_start();  

// convert username and password from _POST or _SESSION 
if($_POST){ 
  $_SESSION['name']=$_POST["name"]; 
  $_SESSION['password']=$_POST["password"];   
} 

// query for a user/pass match 
$result=mysql_query("select * from registered_members  
  where name='" . $_SESSION['name'] . "' and password='" . $_SESSION['password'] . "'"); 

// retrieve number of rows resulted 
$num=mysql_num_rows($result);  

// print login form and exit if failed. 
if($num < 1){ 
  echo "Please login...<br><br> 
   
  <form method=POST action=index.php> 
  username: <input type=text name=\"name\"> 
  password: <input type=password name=\"password\"> 
  <input type=submit value=\"Login\"> 
  </form>"; 
   
  exit; 
} 
?> 

[MatthewJ]

<?php 

// start session 
session_start();  

// convert username and password from _POST or _SESSION 
if($_POST){ 
  $_SESSION['name']=$_POST["name"]; 
  $_SESSION['password']=$_POST["password"];   
} 

// query for a user/pass match 
$result=mysql_query("select * from registered_members  
  where name='" . $_SESSION['name'] . "' and password='" . $_SESSION['password'] . "'"); 

// retrieve number of rows resulted 
$num=mysql_num_rows($result);  

// print login form and exit if failed. 
if($num < 1){ ?>
  
  Please login...<br><br>  
  <form method=POST action=index.php> 
  username: <input type=text name="name"> 
  password: <input type=password name="password"> 
  <input type=submit value="Login"> 
  </form>
   
<?php 
  exit; 
} 
?> 

[heirani1]

thanks mathew that worked, sorry if it was a simple question i am trying to teach myself php and i just didnt have a clue, thanks again