PHP page load error

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I'm trying to hide a content of a page using PHP but always get an error this is the code I'm using. Data from $pass comes from a form submited from the other page:

<?php
 $pass = $_POST['pass'];
 $password = "content";  // Modify Password to suit for access, Max 10 Char.
?>

<html>
<title></title>
<head>

<?php 
 // If password is valid let the user get access
 if ( "$pass" == "$password") {
?>

<!-- START OF HIDDEN HTML - PLACE YOUR CONTENT HERE -->
</head>
<body>
You have gained access!
<!-- END OF HIDDEN HTML -->

<?php 
 } else {
   // Wrong password or no password entered display this message
   print "<p align=\"center\"><font color=\"red\"><b>Restricted Area!</b><br>Please enter from the log in page</font></p>";}
}
?>

</body>
</html>

What error do you get? Also, why are you comparing the variables as strings? Why not just compare them directly? — David
– David, Commented Sep 7, 2012 at 17:31
"$pass" and "$password" - the quotes are useless. $pass == $password will work the same. using quotes like that is evidence of cargo-cult programming. — Marc B
– Marc B, Commented Sep 7, 2012 at 17:43

josh · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-07 17:36:18Z

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print "<p align=\"center\"><font color=\"red\"><b>Restricted Area!</b><br>Please enter from the log in page</font></p>";}

On this line, you have an extra curly brace at the end. So in your file, you have an extra curly brace overall. Try changing this line to

print "<p align=\"center\"><font color=\"red\"><b>Restricted Area!</b><br>Please enter from the log in page</font></p>";

And it should work.

answered Sep 7, 2012 at 17:36

josh

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Ilia Ross · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-07 17:48:44Z

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Link, your code didn't run and ended up with a fatal error simply because you had one extra } after the print, meaning your else ended with one too many }. Remove it and then your code will run without any errors:

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In addition, if you compare variables, you must not use quotes ", try doing this:

if ( $pass == $password) {

edited Sep 7, 2012 at 17:48

answered Sep 7, 2012 at 17:35

Ilia Ross

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Link Over a year ago

it works thank you!!! just had a mistyped value on the form on the other page but thanks for the response!

Ilia Ross Over a year ago

I was happy to help you! Good luck to you, Link! ;)

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