passwords matching error

I have made a registration page for my login. Whether I enter matching password or not matching passwords it still says they don't match. I can't figure out whats wrong.

Can anybody else?

<?php

//get form info
$firstname=$_POST["firstname"];
$lastname=$_POST["lastname"];
$username=$_POST["username"];
$password=$_POST["password"];
$confirmppassword=$_POST["confirmpassword"];
$emailaddress=$_POST["emailaddress"];
$secretquestion=$_POST["secretquestion"];
$secretanswer=$_POST["secretanswer"];

//make variables some encrypt
$cpass = md5($password);
$cuser = md5($username);
$csecretanswer = md5($secretanswer);
$file = "users/" . $user . ".php";
$data = "<?php $cpass=" . $cpass . "; $cuser=" . $cuser . "; $firstname=" . $firstname . "; $lastname=" . $lastname . "; 

$secretquestion=" . $secretquestion . "; $csecretanswer=" . $csecretanswer . " ?>";


//make sure all info is ok
if ($password!=$confirmpassword)
	{
	echo "Your passwords do not match. <a href=\"register2.htm\">Try Again</a><br>"; exit(0);
	}

if (file_exists($file))
	{
	echo "Username is in use. <a href=\"register2.htm\">Try Again</a><br>"; exit(0);
	}

//make users file
$handle = fopen($file);
fwrite($handle, $data);
fclose($handle);

head ( 'location: index.htm' );

?>

PHP:

 

You must md5 encrypt the variable: $confirmppassword

 

also, you have a typo in the line:

$confirmppassword=$_POST["confirmpassword"];

should be

$confirmpassword=$_POST["confirmpassword"];

 

good catch

 

that does not seem to have fixed it

 

Try to echo the password strings to see what the difference between passwords are.

 

it printed them as matching. But it still says that they don't match. Its very strange.

 

I found the error. It was just a typo. the only problem is im still getting this

What exactly does it mean?

 

Your function head() doesn't exist

Check if you include the function the before the use of it .

 

ya it does. last line, i just dont know what im suppose to do to it to make it better

 

Ahhh....

That's not head() you have to use there..

You're thinking about header

header( 'Location: index.htm' );

PHP: