user/pass combination is correct if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 1) { $row = mysql_fetch_row($result); global $group; $group = $row[0]; $ustatus = $row[1]; if ($ustatus == '0' && $user != 'dchen')//user disabled { header("Location: error.php?e=5"); exit(); } return 1; } // user/pass combination is wrong else { return 0; } } ?>