login page php mysql check if user is verified in the database before user can be logged in
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// call the login() function if register_btn is clicked
if (isset($_POST['login_btn'])) {
login();
}
// LOGIN USER
function login(){
global $db, $username, $errors;
// grap form values
$username = e($_POST['username']);
$password = e($_POST['password']);
// make sure form is filled properly
if (empty($username)) {
array_push($errors, "Username is required");
}
if (empty($password)) {
array_push($errors, "Password is required");
}
// attempt login if no errors on form
if (count($errors) == 0) {
$password = md5($password);
$query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='$username' AND password='$password' LIMIT 1";
$results = mysqli_query($db, $query);
if (mysqli_num_rows($results) == 1) { // user found
// check if user is admin or user
$logged_in_user = mysqli_fetch_assoc($results);
if ($logged_in_user['user_type'] == 'admin') {
$_SESSION['user'] = $logged_in_user;
$_SESSION['success'] = "You are now logged in";
header('location: admin/home.php');
}else{
$_SESSION['user'] = $logged_in_user;
$_SESSION['success'] = "You are now logged in";
header('location: index.php');
}
}else {
array_push($errors, "Wrong username/password combination");
}
}
}