0) { $user_data = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result); // if($user_data['pwd'] === $password) if(password_verify($password, $user_data['pwd'])) { $_SESSION['user_id'] = $user_data['user_id']; header("Location: views/dashboard.html"); die; } } } echo "wrong username or password!"; }else { echo "wrong username or password!"; } } ?>