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And &nbsp; if ($_SESSION['UserName']) - this should be <br />
&nbsp;if (!empty($_SESSION['UserNam<wbr />e'])) - you are checking if the SESSION array has the UserName variable set.<br />

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And   if ($_SESSION['UserName']) - this should be
 if (!empty($_SESSION['UserName'])) - you are checking if the SESSION array has the UserName variable set.


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learning php :)<br />
this is probably really easy to do but am stuck and running out of coffee<br />
i currently have this block of code :<br />
<br />
if ($name==$dbusername&amp;&amp;$pass<wbr />word==$dbp<wbr />assword)<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$_SESSION['UserName']=$nam<wbr />e;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if ($_SESSION['UserName'])<br />
echo &quot;Welcome to the scapp gaming network, &quot;.$_SESSION['UserName'];<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;else<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;echo &quot;password incorrect!&quot;;<br />
}<br />
<br />
<br />
i would like to position my echos on the page. it currently outputs the echo to the top of the page <br />
and moves the navigation down <br />
how can i echo this where i want it? <br />
thx 
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learning php :)
this is probably really easy to do but am stuck and running out of coffee
i currently have this block of code :

if ($name==$dbusername&&$password==$dbpassword)
	{
		
	
	$_SESSION['UserName']=$name;
	if ($_SESSION['UserName'])
echo "Welcome to the scapp gaming network, ".$_SESSION['UserName'];
	
	
	}
	else
	echo "password incorrect!";
}


i would like to position my echos on the page. it currently outputs the echo to the top of the page 
and moves the navigation down 
how can i echo this where i want it? 
thx 

puting echo into a variable

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