"$postjson[$i]", ]; $wrkarr = array_merge($wrkarr, $newarr); endif; endforeach; if (!isset($wrkarr["name"]) || trim($wrkarr["name"]) == ""): die('{ "status": "login (name) was not provided.\ncould not attempt to join." }'); elseif (!isset($wrkarr["password"]) || trim($wrkarr["password"]) == ""): die('{ "status": "password was not provided.\ncould not attempt to join." }'); else: $query = $pdo->prepare("SELECT name, password FROM users WHERE name LIKE ?"); $query -> execute([$wrkarr["name"]]); $found = $query->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); if ($found) { die('{ "status": "name already exists in the database." }'); } $query = $pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO users (name, password) VALUES (:name, :password)"); $query->execute([ "name" => filter_var($wrkarr["name"]), "password" => password_hash($wrkarr["password"], PASSWORD_DEFAULT), ]); die('{ "status": "success" }'); endif; echo '{ "status": "online" }'; ?>