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I'm struggling to find any solutions for this error message. Please help
PHP Warning: mysql_num_rows() expects parameter 1 to be resource, null given in /home/mattahu/public_html/register.php on line 32
Code:
if(isset($_POST['username'])) {
//variables for sign
$username = $_POST['username'];
$fname = $_POST['fname'];
$lname = $_POST['lname'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$pass1 = $_POST['pass1'];
$pass2 = $_POST['pass2'];
//errors
if((!$username)||(!$fname)||(!$lname)||(!$email)||(!$pass1)||(!$pass2)){
$message ='Please enter all the detail fields'; //not entered all fields
}
else
{
if($pass1 != $pass2) {
$message ='Your passwords do not match';
}
else {
//what can be entered
$username = preg_replace('#[^0-9a-z]#i',"",$username);
$fname = preg_replace('#[^0-9a-z]#i',"",$fname);
$lname = preg_replace('#[^0-9a-z]#i',"",$lname);
$pass1 = sha1($pass1);
$email = mysql_real_escape_string($email);
//make sure there isn't doubles
$user_query= mysql_query("SELECT username FROM Members WHERE username='$username'LIMIT 1") or die('Could not check username');
$count_username= mysql_num_rows($username_query);
$user_query= mysql_query("SELECT email FROM Members WHERE email='$email'LIMIT 1") or die('Could not check username');
$count_email= mysql_num_rows($email_query);
if($count_username > 0) {
$message = 'Your username is already taken';
} else if($count_email > 0) {
$message = 'Email already in use';
} else {
//insert members
$ip_address=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$query = mysql_query("INSERT INTO Members (username, firstname, lastname, email, password, ip_address, sign_up_date) VALUES ('$username','$fname','$lname','$email','$pass1','$ip_address',now())") or die("Could not insert your information");
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