Is this a PHP 5 issue

 $mysql = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);
    if(!$mysql)
    {
      echo 'Cannot connect to database. Please try again or email name@host.com';
      exit;
    }
    // select the appropriate database
    $mysql = mysql_select_db($db);
    if(!$mysql)
    {
      echo 'Cannot select database. Please try again or email sean@hostname.com';
      exit;
    }

    // query the database to see if there is a record which matches
    $query = "select * from login where
              username = '$username' and
              psswd = '$psswd'";
	

    $result = mysql_query( $query );

    if(!$result)
    {
      echo 'Cannot run query.';
      exit;
    }

$count = mysql_fetch_row($result);
	$ticker = mysql_num_rows($result);

    if ( $count > 0)
    {
      // visitor's name and password combination are correct
	  if ($ticker>0){
		$HTTP_SESSION_VARS['valid_user'] = $username;
		$HTTP_SESSION_VARS['main_admin'] = $username;
	  } else {
		  $HTTP_SESSION_VARS['valid_user'] = $count2[1];
		  
		  $currDate = date('Y m d');
		  $currDateAdj = str_replace(' ', '-', $currDate);
		  $currTime = date('h').' '.date('i');
		  $currTimeAdj = str_replace(' ', ':', $currTime).' '.date('a');

		  
	  }
      echo '<h2>You are logged in.</h2>';
	  require ('editor_content.php');
    }
    else
    {
      // visitor's name and password combination are not correct
      echo '<h1>We cant log you in.</h1>';
      echo 'You are not authorized to use the control panels. <a href="'.$absolute.'index.php">TRY AGAIN.</a>';
    }
  }
} else {
	require ('editor_content.php');
}
?>

register_globals = On