$sqlCount = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $user_data_db_name WHERE USER_NAME='$form_values{'USER_NAME'}'";
	$sth = $dbh->prepare($sqlCount) || die "Cannot prepare: " . $dbh->errstr();
	$sth->execute() or die "Cannot execute: " . $sth->errstr();
	my $occurences = $sth->fetchrow_arrayref->[0]; 

##</code><code>##

	$sqlCount = "SELECT * FROM $user_data_db_name WHERE USER_NAME='$form_values{'USER_NAME'}'";
	$sth = $dbh->prepare($sqlCount) || die "Cannot prepare: " . $dbh->errstr();
	$sth->execute() or die "Cannot execute: " . $sth->errstr();
	$sth->finish();
	$ocurrences = 0;
	while (@data = $sth->fetchrow_array()) {
		$ocurrences++;
	}