prepare($query); $stmt->bindParam(":username",$username); $stmt->execute(); $hashed_pwd = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); $stmt = null; $query = null; return $hashed_pwd["pwd"]; } function search_user(object $pdo, string $username) { $query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = :username;"; $stmt = $pdo->prepare($query); $stmt->bindParam(":username",$username); $stmt->execute(); $result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); $stmt = null; $query = null; return $result; }