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Asked: 2026-05-31T14:23:22+00:00

I have built a simple registration form shown below and Iam trying to get

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I have built a simple registration form shown below and Iam trying to get the users to have their passwords encrypted and then entered into my database. I am attempting to use md5 encryption. I have also attached the database connection script.

My goal is when I check my database, I want to see the following: ( id, name, username, encrypted password )

The issue I have is that the form does not process completely. All I get this error (Error: Unknown column ‘d8578edf8458ce06fbc5bb76a58c5ca4’ in ‘field list’ ).

Could some tell me or show me ” What is it that needs to be corrected either in my Code or SQL insert and /or my Variables” to make this work correctly. I know that its probably a very, very simple fix. I am just stuck at this point.

I really appreciate your help.

<?php
error_reporting(0);
if($_POST['submit'])
{ //Begining of full IF Statment
$name = $_POST['name'];
$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];
$confirm_password = $_POST['confirm_password'];
// Encrypt Pasword
$enc_password = md5($password);
//$enc_password2 = md5($confirm_password);


// Confirm All feild were filled out when submit button was pressed
if($name && $username && $password && $confirm_password) 
{
// Confirm that the NAME that you used is NOT greater than 30 characters     
     if(strlen($name)>24)
     {
     echo "<h2><center>YOUR NAME IS TOO LONG!!!!</center></h2><br>";
     }
// Confirm that the USERNAME that you used is NOT greater than 10 characters        
    if(strlen($username)>10)
     {
     echo "<h2><center>YOUR USERNAME IS TOO LONG!!!!</center></h2><br>";
     }
     else {

// Confirm that the PASSWORD that you used MATCH & Between 6 and 15 characters   
        if(strlen($password)>10 || strlen($password)<6)
         {
         echo "<h2><center>YOUR PASSWORD MUST BE BETWEEN 6 and 15          CHARACTERS!!!!</center></h2><br>";
         }
        if($password == $confirm_password)
        {
        // Database Connection required
        require "db_conncect.php";
        // We Now connect to the Dabase and insert the Form input details
        //------- ### ENTERING ALL INFORMATION INTO THE DATABASE BELOW ### --------// 


// 1. Create a database connection
$con = mysql_connect("localhost","root",""); // <-- THIS IS WHERE YOU " CAN CHANGE " THE USERNAME IS "root", PASSWORD IS "" ONLY.

if (!$con) {
  die('Database connection failed could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
  }

// 2. Select a database to use
$db_select = mysql_select_db("registernow_2012",$con); // <-- THE "registernow_2012" IS     THE NAME OF THE DATABASE.
if (!$db_select) {
  die('Database selection failed could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}

mysql_select_db("registernow_2012", $con); // <-- THE "registernow_2012" IS THE NAME OF THE DATABASE TO BE CONNECTED.

    // <-- THE `registernow_2012` IS THE NAME OF THE DATABASE TO BE CONNECTED....     `visitors` IS THE TABLE WITH ALL THE FIELDS WITHI IN THE DATABASE.


$sql="INSERT INTO `registernow_2012`.`users` (`id` , `name` , `username` ,
`$enc_password` , `confirm_password`    )
VALUES (NULL , '$_POST[name]', '$_POST[username]', '[$enc_password]', '$_POST[confirm_password]')";


if (!mysql_query($sql,$con))
  {
  die('Error: ' . mysql_error());
}

// 3. Close Connection
mysql_close($con);

header("Location: index.php");  // <-- THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN CHANGE THE "Location: Thank you / Index page" of the THANK YOU PAGE.       

        }
    else 
    {
    echo "<h2><center>PASSWORDS MUST MATCH!!!!!</center></h2><br>";
    }   

     }

    //echo "<h2><center>WORKING!!!!</center></h2>";
}   
else echo "<h2><center>ALL FEILDS MUST BE COMPLETED</center></h2>";

} //Ending of full IF Statment
?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang='en'>
    <head>
        <title>THE FORM MY WAY NOW</title>
    </head>
<body>
<div id='centerstage'>
    <form name="myform" action="workingitoutproperly.php" method="POST">
      <p>
        <label>Name</label><br>
        <input type='text' name='name' value=''><br>
        <label>UserName</label><br>
        <input type='text' name='username' value=''><br>
        <label>Password</label><br>
        <input type='password' name='password' value=''><br>
        <label>Re-Enter Password</label><br>
        <input type='password' name='confirm_password' value=''><br>
        <br>
        <input type='submit' name='submit' value='REGISTER NOW!!'>
    </p>
</form>
</div>
</body>

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  1. Editorial Team

    This line is the source of your problems.

     $sql="INSERT INTO `registernow_2012`.`users` (`id` , `name` , `username` , `$enc_password` , `confirm_password`    ) VALUES (NULL , '$_POST[name]', '$_POST[username]', '[$enc_password]', '$_POST[confirm_password]')";

    Let’s break it down:

    First, we need to remove a stray $ from the field name:

    INSERT INTO `registernow_2012`.`users` (`id` , `name` , `username` , `$enc_password` , `confirm_password`
//                                                                   ^^^ Remove me!

    Next, we need to escape our input (unless you want a visit from Bobby Tables):

    NULL , '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['name'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['username'])."', '$enc_password', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['confirm_password'])."')

    So the final line will look like this:

    $sql = "
  INSERT INTO `registernow_2012`.`users`
    (`id` , `name` , `username` , `enc_password` , `confirm_password`)
  VALUES
    (NULL , '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['name'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['username'])."', '$enc_password', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['confirm_password'])."')
";
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