md5 Password Encryption

[meesh2175]

Hello! I am trying to encrypt my passwords in my database using md5. I can't figure out why it is not working... wondering if a new set of eyes can help.

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...connect to db

$password1 = clean($_POST['password1']);
$password2 = clean($_POST['password2']);

$secret_password = md5($password2);

//Create INSERT query
if($password1 == $password2){
$qry = "UPDATE users
      SET password = '$secret_password'
      WHERE username = '$myusername'";
   
$result = @mysql_query($qry);
}

... code for whether successful or not


Thanks!

[seandisanti]

What do you mean it's not working? are you getting errors? if so please include error text

[meesh2175]

What do you mean it's not working? are you getting errors? if so please include error text

Hi... I thought my only problem was that the encrypted password wasn't being updated in my db but I removed the md5 part and determined that the new password wasn't being updated at all. Back to my code to figure it out...

[seandisanti]

if you post a more complete listing of your code, we may be able to help

[meesh2175]

I figured it out... I wasn't declaring the variable $myusername.

Thanks for offering your help though...

[seandisanti]

No problem, glad you got it figured out.