Or better using:

create table test1 (t1 char(5), t2 char(5), primary key (t1), unique (t2)); 

when creating table. No duplicate records with the same t2 because it's unique.

Ahmad Anvari
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kath 
  To: Brandon Feldhahn ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [PHP] No same username


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   $sql = "SELECT username FROM main_users WHERE username = '$username'";

   $result = mysql_query($sql);

   $num = mysql_numrows($result);

   if ($num > "0") { die ("That username already exists, please chose
  another"); }
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  That could do it :)

  - Kath

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Brandon Feldhahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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  Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 7:33 AM
  Subject: [PHP] No same username


  > how do i make somthing with my database that knows it the username
  > entered is already a name in use?
  >
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