prepare("SELECT id, username, password, active FROM User WHERE username = :username"); $stmt->bindParam(':username', $username); $stmt->execute(); $row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); if ($row) { if ($row['active'] == 1 && password_verify($password, $row['password'])) { $_SESSION['username'] = $row['username']; $_SESSION['user_id'] = $row['id']; // Set cookie setcookie('loggedIn', 'true', time() + 600, '/'); // Expires in 10 minutes echo json_encode(['success' => true, 'message' => 'Login successful!']); exit(); } else if ($row['active'] == 0) { echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Account is not active. Please wait for admin approval.']); exit(); } else { echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Invalid username or password.']); exit(); } } else { echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Invalid username or password.']); exit(); } } else { echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Invalid request method.']); exit(); } ?>