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<p>ive been trying to move a opt-in registration form from my register.php page onto my index to make signin up all the more easier, However ive hit a stumbling block!</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?php 
// Connects to your Database 
mysql_connect("localhost", "o679_members", "akubras08") or die(mysql_error()); 
mysql_select_db("o679_members_members") or die(mysql_error()); 


//This code runs if the form has been submitted
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { 

//This makes sure they did not leave any fields blank
if (!$_POST['username'] | !$_POST['email'] | !$_POST['pass'] | !$_POST['pass2'] ) {
die('You did not complete all of the required fields');
}

// checks if the username is in use
if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
$_POST['username'] = addslashes($_POST['username']);
}
$usercheck = $_POST['username'];
$check = mysql_query("SELECT username FROM users WHERE username = '$usercheck'") 
or die(mysql_error());
$check2 = mysql_num_rows($check);

//if the name exists it gives an error
if ($check2 != 0) {
die('Sorry, the username '.$_POST['username'].' is already in use. Please &lt;a href="register.php"&gt;

}
// checks if the email is in use
if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
$_POST['email'] = addslashes($_POST['email']);
}
$emailcheck = $_POST['email'];
$check = mysql_query("SELECT email FROM users WHERE email = '$emailcheck'") 
or die(mysql_error());
$check3 = mysql_num_rows($check);

//if the email exists it gives an error
if ($check3 != 0) {
die('Sorry, the email '.$_POST['email'].' is already in use. Please click Back and Use a Different Email.');
}
// this makes sure both passwords entered match
if ($_POST['pass'] != $_POST['pass2']) {
die('Your passwords did not match. ');
}

// here we encrypt the password and add slashes if needed
$_POST['pass'] = md5($_POST['pass']);
if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
$_POST['pass'] = addslashes($_POST['pass']);
$_POST['username'] = addslashes($_POST['username']);
}

// now we insert it into the database
$insert = "INSERT INTO users (username, email, password)
VALUES ('".$_POST['username']."', '".$_POST['email']."', '".$_POST['pass']."')";
$add_member = mysql_query($insert);
?&gt;
</code></pre>
