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validate_user()

Description

Validate user - check we have a valid user based on SQL criteria e.g. session that is passed in as $user_select_sql
Will always return false if matches criteria but the user account is not approved or has expired

$user_select_sql example u.session=$variable.
Joins to usergroup table as g which can be used in criteria

Parameters

ColumnTypeDefaultDescription
$user_select_sql object PreparedStatementQuery instance - to validate user usually session hash or key
$getuserdata boolean true default true. Return user data as required by authenticate.php

Return

boolean|array

This article was last updated 14th December 2024 09:35 Europe/London time based on the source file dated 12th December 2024 10:30 Europe/London time.