<?php
  require_once 'login.php';
  $conn = new mysqli($hn, $un, $pw, $db);
  if ($conn->connect_error) die($conn->connect_error);

  $user  = mysql_entities_fix_string($conn, $_POST['user']);
  $pass  = mysql_entities_fix_string($conn, $_POST['pass']);
  $query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE user='$user' AND pass='$pass'";

  //Etc…

  function mysql_entities_fix_string($conn, $string)
  {
    return htmlentities(mysql_fix_string($conn, $string));
  }

  function mysql_fix_string($conn, $string)
  {
    if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) $string = stripslashes($string);
    return $conn->real_escape_string($string);
  }
?>