PHP MYSQL ODBC connection succesfull but not retrieving data - php

Question

so i moved all the data from mysql control center(outdated) to workbench
all the connections seems to be successful but i cant retrieve any data while loggin in.its blank page..was working before i migrated everything over
see the code and screenshot below..any help would be appreciated
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include('dbconnect.php');
if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
$error_username = '';
$error_password = '';
$error_general = '';
$usernamedd = $_POST['username'];
$passworddd = $_POST['password'];
if($usernamedd == '')
$error_username = '<font color="red">- No username entered</font>';
if($passworddd == '')
$error_password = '<font color="red">- No password entered</font>';
if($usernamedd != '' && $passworddd != '')
{
//echo "SELECT username,firstname,lastname,perm_calendar,perm_users,perm_market,perm_newsletter FROM emp_tbl WHERE username='$usernamedd' AND password='$passworddd'";
$result = odbc_exec($conn, "SELECT username,firstname,lastname,perm_calendar,perm_users,perm_market,perm_newsletter,perm_topagents FROM emp_tbl WHERE (username='$usernamedd' OR email='$usernamedd') AND MD5(password)=MD5('$passworddd') LIMIT 1");
//echo "SELECT username,firstname,lastname,perm_calendar,perm_users,perm_market,perm_newsletter FROM emp_tbl WHERE username='$usernamedd' AND MD5(password)=MD5('$passworddd') LIMIT 1";
//echo "SELECT username FROM staff WHERE username='$username' AND dept='Admin'<br><br>";
$_username = odbc_result($result, "username");
$_fullname = odbc_result($result, "firstname").' '.substr(odbc_result($result, "lastname"),0,1).'.';
$_perm_calendar = odbc_result($result, "perm_calendar");
$_perm_users = odbc_result($result, "perm_users");
$_perm_market = odbc_result($result, "perm_market");
$_perm_newsletter = odbc_result($result, "perm_newsletter");
$_perm_topagents = odbc_result($result, "perm_topagents");
//echo "<br><br>username: ".$_username;
//echo "<br>full name: ".$_fullname;
//echo "<br>perm_calendar: ".$_perm_calendar;
//echo "<br>per_users: ".$_perm_users;
//echo "<br>perm_market: ".$_perm_market;
//echo "<br>perm_newsletter: ".$_perm_newsletter;
if($_username != '')
{
if(isset($_POST['save']))
{
setcookie("username",odbc_result($result, 'username'),time()+604000);
$resultlog = odbc_exec($conn, "INSERT INTO logs_login (date, file, username, pwd, description, type, ip) VALUES (NOW(), '$file', '$usernamedd', '$passworddd', 'Success : 7 days', 'login', '$ip')");
}
else
{
setcookie("username",odbc_result($result, 'username'));
$resultlog = odbc_exec($conn, "INSERT INTO logs_login (date, file, username, pwd, description, type, ip) VALUES (NOW(), '$file', '$usernamedd', '$passworddd', 'Success : Browser Session', 'login', '$ip')");
}
$_username=odbc_result($result, 'username');
$logged_in = 1;
header("Location: admin_directory.php");
}
else
{
$logged_in = 0;
$error_general = '<font color="red">- No such user or invalid password</font>';
$resultlog = odbc_exec($conn, "INSERT INTO logs_login (date, file, username, pwd, description, type, ip) VALUES (NOW(), '$file', '$usernamedd', '$passworddd', 'Failure: Incorrect user/pwd', 'login', '$ip')");
}
}
}