if ($_POST[register]) {
      // the above line checks to see if the html form has been submitted
      $username = $_POST[username];
      $password = $_POST[pass];
      $cpassword = $_POST[cpass];
      $email = $_POST[email];
      //the above lines set variables with the user submitted information
      if($username==NULL||$password==NULL||$cpassword==NULL||$email==NULL||$paypal==NULL||$country==NULL) {
      //checks to make sure no fields were left blank
      $notice = "A field was left blank.";
   }else{
         //none were left blank!  We continue...
         if($password != $cpassword) {
         // the passwords are not the same!
         $notice =  "Passwords do not match";
      }else{
         // the passwords are the same!  we continue...
         //$password = md5($password);
         $password = password_hash("$password", PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
         // encrypts the password
         $checkname = mysql_query("SELECT username FROM users WHERE username='$username'");
         $checkname= mysql_num_rows($checkname);
         $checkemail = mysql_query("SELECT email FROM users WHERE email='$email'");
         $checkemail = mysql_num_rows($checkemail);
         if ($checkemail>0|$checkname>0) {
         // oops...someone has already registered with that username or email!
         $notice =  "The username or email is already in use";
      }else{
         // noone is using that email or username!  We continue...
         $query = mysql_query("INSERT INTO users (username, password, email) VALUES('$username','$password','$email')");
         // inserts the information into the database.

         $lasterror = error_get_last(); $lasterror = $lasterror['message']." on line ".$lasterror['line'];
         $danewuserid = mysql_insert_id();

         //conversions
         echo "

         ";

         if ($query === true) { $notice =  "You have successfully registered! Now you can login."; }
         else { $notice = "An error occured when signing up. $lasterror Use the email form to report this."; }
      }
      }
   }
}