if ($submit || $preview) {

    &Conn_to_DB_Forums;

    $SQL = "SELECT * from $forum_table WHERE (username='$username' AND user_password!='$user_password' AND user_active='1')";
    &Do_SQL;
	&error(not_registered) unless ($pointer = $sth->fetchrow_hashref);

I do some other stuff here...then disconnect.


$sth->finish();
$dbh->disconnect;

}


if ($submit) {


&Conn_to_DB;
	$SQL = "SELECT * from $op_tbl WHERE (prodID='$prodID' AND dateadded='$dateadded' AND prodtype='$prodtype' AND (username='$username' OR title='$titlefix'))";
    # run SQL against the DB
    &Do_SQL;
    &error(no_spam) if ($pointer = $sth->fetchrow_hashref);

    $SQL = "INSERT INTO $op_tbl (username,name,email,location,features,usability,title,body,dateadded,prodID,prodtype)
        VALUES ('$username','$namefix','$emailfix','$locationfix','$features','$usability','$titlefix','$bodyfix','$dateadded','$prodID','$prodtype')";
    # run SQL against the DB
    &Do_SQL;
    $pointer = $sth->fetchrow_hashref;
    
    $filename = $pointer->{'filename'};
}