prepare($query)) { $stmt->bind_param("ss", $username, $username); $stmt->execute(); $result = $stmt->get_result(); if ($result->num_rows == 1) { $user = $result->fetch_assoc(); // Verify the password if (password_verify($password, $user['password'])) { $_SESSION['user_id'] = $user['id']; $_SESSION['user_name'] = $user['first_name'] . " " . $user['last_name']; // Show success message $alertMessage = '