I'd check for mysql_num_rows( $result_query) > 0 as well. It's entirely possible the user mis-typed the login or password values. Miles
At 07:26 PM 11/8/01 -0600, Paul DuBois wrote: >At 2:04 AM +0100 11/9/01, MPropre wrote: >><?php >>//.../... first part of the code is to connect to the right DB on a MySQL >>server. It works fine >> >> >>//This code to show the query. It runs well under MySQL and gives 1 result : >> $query="SELECT Login, Password FROM `user` WHERE user.login=''$login'' and >>user.password=''$password''"; >> >>//This var should contain a query result ressource: >> $result_query=mysql_query($query); >> >>//Here's my error message after executing: > >Not so fast. Where's your error checking to verify that the >query actually succeeded? > >if (!$result_query) >{ > die ("Gee, I guess error checking is a good thing after all!" > . mysql_error ()); >} > >>// Supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in this line: >> $result_table=mysql_fetch_array($result_query); >> >>// I thought that this var ($result_table) should contain the row of 2 cells >>//And I expected to read $result_table['login'] or $result_table[0] as the >>first cell of the row... >>// I any of you can help me, poor php newby... :o) Great thanks !! >> >>?> >> >> >> >>-- >>PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- >PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]