if ($uname eq '') { print "Please enter a username"; } elsif ($pword eq '') { print "Please enter a password"; } elsif ($sth->selectrow_array('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM '.$Tablename. 'WHERE username = 0x'.unpack('H*',$uname). ' AND password = 0x'.unpack('H*',$pword))) { # Successful login print "You're not logged in"; } else { print "Username or password wrong"; }