# Php or die problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-or-die-problem/246834>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 15, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-or-die-problem/246834 "2007-12-15T01:48:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![FirePenguins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FirePenguins](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FirePenguins)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-or-die-problem/246834/1 "2007-12-15T01:48:30Z")

</div>

I have a login form that submits to an authorization page that makes sure the user is in the database and creates the session. All of the login features work fine except I realized today when I entered my password wrong that the \*or die (“Name and password not found or not matched”); \*part after the mysql query is not working. If I enter the wrong password it just shows me a blank white page without my text or a php error.

Here’s the code for the authorization page. Any help is great. Thanks!!

```auto

<?php

session_start();

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){

// *** The text input will come in through the variable $_POST["captcha_input"],
// while the correct answer is stored in the cookie $_COOKIE["pass"] ***
if ($_POST["captcha_input"] == $_SESSION["pass"]){

$ip = $_SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR];  

$conn = mysql_connect(" ***","***","***");
$db = mysql_select_db("***");

$PlayerName = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["actname"]);
$Password = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST["actpass"]);

** $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM players WHERE PlayerName='$PlayerName'and Password='$Password'") 
    or die ("Name and password not found or not matched");**

$worked = mysql_fetch_array($result);   
   
$PlayerName = $worked[PlayerName];
$Password = $worked[Password];

if($worked)
{
$_SESSION['playername'] = $PlayerName;
$_SESSION['password'] = $Password;
$_SESSION['Authenticated'] = ***;
$_SESSION['IP'] = $ip;

$new = $worked[Lastlogin];
$Time = time();

session_write_close();

if ($new = 0) {
mysql_query("UPDATE players SET ip1='$ip', Lastlogin='$Time' WHERE PlayerName='$PlayerName'"); 
header("Location: overview.php");
}

else{

mysql_query("UPDATE players SET ip1='$ip', Lastlogin='$Time' WHERE PlayerName='$PlayerName'"); 

header("Location: overview.php");
}
}
mysql_close($conn);
} 

else {

    echo "Sorry, you did not pass the CAPTCHA test.<br><br>";

        echo " - Please click back in your browser and try again <br><br>";

}
}

if(isset($_GET['logout'])){
session_destroy();
header("Location: index.php");
}

?>

```