spiceydog Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I have a very simple login cookie setup on my website and I keep getting this error: Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/muzicwar/public_html/mainpage.php:32) in /home/muzicwar/public_html/mainpage.php on line 387 Here is my script: <?php // Connects to your Database include 'input.php'; //Checks if there is a login cookie if(isset($_COOKIE['ID_my_site'])) //if there is, it logs you in and directes you to the members page { $username = $_COOKIE['ID_my_site']; $pass = $_COOKIE['Key_my_site']; $check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '$username'")or die(mysql_error()); while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check )) { if ($pass != $info['password']) { } else { $query = "SELECT avatar FROM users WHERE username = '$username'"; $result = mysql_query($query) or die("Couldn't execute query."); while ($data = mysql_fetch_array($result)){ $avatar = $data['avatar']; ?>Welcome <img height="80" width="80" src=" <?php echo "$avatar"; ?> "></img><?php } } } } else { ?> <?php //if the login form is submitted if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { // if form has been submitted // makes sure they filled it in if(!$_POST['username'] | !$_POST['pass']) { die('You did not fill in a required field.'); } // checks it against the database if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) { $_POST['email'] = addslashes($_POST['email']); } $check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '".$_POST['username']."'")or die(mysql_error()); //Gives error if user dosen't exist $check2 = mysql_num_rows($check); if ($check2 == 0) { die('That user does not exist in our database. <a href=add.php>Click Here to Register</a>'); } while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check )) { $_POST['pass'] = stripslashes($_POST['pass']); $info['password'] = stripslashes($info['password']); $_POST['pass'] = md5($_POST['pass']); //gives error if the password is wrong if ($_POST['pass'] != $info['password']) { die('Incorrect password, please try again.'); } else { // if login is ok then we add a cookie $_POST['username'] = stripslashes($_POST['username']); $hour = time() + 3600; setcookie(ID_my_site, $_POST['username'], $hour); setcookie(Key_my_site, $_POST['pass'], $hour); //then redirect them to the members area header("Location: members.php"); } } } else { // if they are not logged in ?> <form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>" method="post"><input type="text" name="username" style="font-size:15px" size="15"></div><img src="images/space2.jpg"><img src="images/space3.jpg"><div border="1"><input type="password" name="pass" style="font-size:15px" size="15"></div></div> <img src="images/space2.jpg"><input type="submit" value="Login" name="submit"></form></div><div class="style2"><br><img src="images/space2.jpg"><a href="register.php">Register</a><br /> <br /><img src="images/space2.jpg"><a href="recovery.php">Lost your password?</a></div></td> <?php } } ?> Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/112229-solved-cannot-modify-header-information-error/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 You have output on line 32 in mainpage.php which is causing the error You cannot have any form of output (even text/html outside of PHP tags) prior to the use of set_cookie() or header() functions. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/112229-solved-cannot-modify-header-information-error/#findComment-576155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiceydog Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/112229-solved-cannot-modify-header-information-error/#findComment-576173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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