<?php include "dbConfig.php";

$msg = "";
if (isset($_POST['user']) and isset($_POST['pass'])) {

$name = $_POST["user"];
$pass = $_POST["pass"];
$sql = "SELECT * FROM tblUser WHERE struserCode = '$name' AND strUserPass = '$pass'";
$query = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());
$count = mysql_num_rows($query);

if ($name == '' || $password == '') {
    $msg = "You must enter all fields";
  }

else {
if ($count == 1){
    $_SESSION['struserCode'] = $username;
    header('Location: boot.php');
}
else  {
    echo "Invalid Login Credentials.";
        }
            }
                 }

    $msg = "Username and password do not match";

?>

$username = "root";
$password = "";
$hostname = "localhost";
$output = '';

//connection to the database
$dbhandle = mysql_connect($hostname, $username, $password)
or die("Unable to connect to MySQL");

$selected = mysql_select_db("homework",$dbhandle)
or die("Could not select examples");

<button type="submit" class="submit" name = "submit" action = "boot.php">>>   </button>