unexpected T_STRING!!! PLEASE HELP

[johntt34]

im trying to make a login page and i get the message
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\login\login.php on line 18

<?php

//Database Information

$dbhost = "localhost";
$dbname = "password";
$dbuser = "admin";

//Connect to database

mysql_connect ( $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass)or die("Could not connect: ".mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($dbname) or die(mysql_error());

session_start();
$username = $_POST[‘username’];
$password = md5($_POST[‘password’]);

$query = “select * from users where username=’$username’ and password=’$password’”;

$result = mysql_query($query);

if (mysql_num_rows($result) != 1) {
$error = “Bad Login”;
include “login.html”;

} else {
$_SESSION[‘username’] = “$username”;
include “memberspage.php”;
}

?>

 

[sleipnir214]

You have some strange characters in place of the standard doublequote characters.


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