[SOLVED] Fatal Error with my login script

[dazzclub]

hi guys,

 

im using two functions that take care of the login/logout process...ive included the file using require_once.....when i visit the page the form is on it displays...

 

Fatal error: Can't use function return value in write context in C:\wamp\www\darrensPAINT\loginB.php on line 21

 

The line 21 shows this code

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//check the login

$list ($check, $data) = check_login($connection,

$_POST['email'], $_POST['pass']); /*line 21*/

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here is the loginB.php

<?php
//this page processess the login form

//upon successful login, the user is redirected

//two files included are neccessary

//send NOTHING to the web browser prior to the setcookie() lines!.

//check if the form has been submitted
if(isset($_POST['submitted'])) {

//for processing the login
require_once('login_functions.inc.php');

//need the database connection
require_once('includes/connection.php');

//check the login
$list ($check, $data) = check_login($connection, 
$_POST['email'], $_POST['pass']);

if($check) {//ok

//set the cookies
setcookie('user_id', $data['user_id']);

setcookie('firstname', $data['firstname'];

//redirect

$url = absolute_url('loggedin.php');

header("location: $url");

exit(); //quit the script.

}else{

//assign $data to $errors for error reporting

//in the login_page.inc.php file.
$errors = $data;
}

mysqli_close($connection);// close the database connection

} //end of the main submit conditional

//create the page
include('login_page.inc.php');
?>

 

Any help to why this is happening would be great, cheers.

[teynon]

Please show what the check_login code is

[dazzclub]

no probs here it is..

 

function check_login($connection, $email='', $pass='') {

$errors = array();//initialize error array

//validate the email address	
if(empty($email)) {

$errors[] = 'You forgot to enter your email address.';

}else {

$e = mysqli_real_escape($connection,trim($email));

}

//validate the password
if (empty($pass)) {

$errors[] = 'You forgot to enter your password.';

}else{

$p = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, trim($pass));

}

if (empty($errors)) { // if everythings OK

//retrieve the user_id, first_name for that email password combination
$query = "SELECT user_id, first_name FROM users WHERE email= '$e' AND pass=SHA1('$p')";

$return = @mysqli_query($connection, $query); //Run the query

//check the result:	
if(mysqli_num_rows($return) == 1) {

//fetch the record:
$row = mysqli_fetch_array($return, MYSQLI_ASSOC);


//return true and record
return array(true, $row);

}else{ //not a match

$errors[] = 'The email address and password entered do not match those on file.';

}

}//end of empty($errors)IF

//Return flase and the errors:
return array(false, $errors);

}//end of check _login() function

 

cheers again.

[teynon]

Take the $ off of the list

[dazzclub]

Thats great....cant believe i didnt see that...i aslo noticed another error forgot a close a tag aswell....cheers mate...thanks for your help everyone

 

 

*note to Darren

Attention to detail otherwise you will get no where with your php!!!!