prepare('SELECT * FROM public.admin_users WHERE email = ?');
$stmt->execute([$email]);
$user = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
// IMPORTANT: PHP's password_verify function is the correct way to check a bcrypt hash.
if ($user && password_verify($password, $user['password'])) {
// Password is correct, so start a new session
$_SESSION['user_id'] = $user['id'];
$_SESSION['user_email'] = $user['email'];
$_SESSION['user_fullname'] = $user['full_name'];
// Redirect to a protected admin page
header("Location: admin_dashboard.php");
exit;
} else {
// Invalid credentials
$error_message = 'Invalid email or password.';
}
} catch (PDOException $e) {
// In a real app, you would log this error, not show it to the user.
$error_message = 'Database error. Please try again later.';
// error_log($e->getMessage());
}
}
}
?>
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