[RESOLVED] I don't get it - SQL? Whats up with this

[samtheman]

<?
//Database Information

$dbhost = "";
$dbname = "";
$dbuser = "";
$dbpass = "";
//Connect to database

mysql_connect ( $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass)or die("Could not connect: ".mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($dbname) or die(mysql_error());

session_start();
$username = $_POST[‘username’];
$password = md5($_POST[‘password’]);

$query = (“SELECT * from users where username=’$username’ and password=’$password’”); - THIS IS THE Erroneous Line 

$result = mysql_query($query);

if (mysql_num_rows($result) != 1) {
$error = “Bad Login”;
    include “index.htm”;

} else {
    $_SESSION[‘username’] = “$username”;
    include “X.php”;
}

?>

Error: Unexpected T_STRING on Line 17 ( See above) I've marked it.

[techgnome]

Make sure the quotemarks after $password are a follows: ONE single tick ' followed by a DOUBLE quote "

Also take off the parens from the same line.

-tg

[samtheman]

Hi,

Im using '""; after password, (looked like i wasn't in this forum) i only put in the brackets when I had that error before. I still have the error with:

$query = “SELECT * from users where username=’$username’ and password=’$password'";

Whats wrong, i've tried using an Sql 4.0 and an SQL 5.0 db, no luck.

[kows]

whatever text editor you're using (and copying from) isn't creating a double quote ("), but rather creating a different kind of quote (“). can you see the difference? one is a quote slanted in, and that just won't do.

“"“" -- might be a bit hard to see the difference.