//set vars
$user = $_POST['user'];
$pass = md5($_POST['pass']);
if ($user&&$pass)
{
//connect to db
$connect = mysql_connect("$server","$username","$password") or die("not connecting");
mysql_select_db("users") or die("no db :'(");
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM $tablename WHERE username='$user'");
$numrows = mysql_num_rows($query);
if ($numrows!=0)
{
//while loop
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query))
{
$dbusername = $row['username'];
$dbpassword = $row['password'];
}
else
die("incorrect username/password!");
}
else
echo "user does not exist!";
}
else
die("please enter a username and password!");