I have a login script that i think keeps its usernames and passwords in a mysql database. I also have a shoutbox that you can type in your name and message and post it. Is there a way that I could make it so when people log in the site, it will use the username they used to log in with as the name for the shoutbox? http://www.iblob.info http://www.infoshackdesigns.com

make a query of the database then extract the name and put it on the site $host = "localhost"; // SQL host $user = "username"; // SQL username $pass = "pw"; // usernames password $db_name = "database_name"; // database $conn = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass) or die(mysql_error()); $db = mysql_select_db($db_name, $conn) or die(mysql_error()); $sqlU = "UPDATE `$table_names[$i]` SET `$table_entries[$i]` = $new_namesR[$i] WHERE `ID` = '$_GET[ID]' LIMIT 1 ;"; $sql_resultR = mysql_query($sqlR, $conn) or die(mysql_error()); mysql_close($conn); while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql_resultR)) { $fname = $row['FIRST_NAME']; } something like that... well a lot like that. all of that was part of code that i have in my recent project of an address book. so it's good FBI Agent AIM: EliteAssassin187