No code delivered. nothing to do here.'); } $userid = $_GET['userid']; //storing the userid & code provided in variables $code = $_GET['code']; $statement = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = :userid"); $result = $statement->execute(array('userid' => $userid)); $user = $statement->fetch(); //check if theres a code for the user delivered if($user === null || $user['activationcode'] === null) { die(''); } //check if the 24h window is still open for this code if($user['activationcode_time'] === null || strtotime($user['activationcode_time']) < (time()-24*3600) ) { die(''); } //check if the codes match if(sha1($code) != $user['activationcode']) { die(''); } //activate user: if(isset($_GET['send'])) { $statement = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE users SET activated = 1, activationcode = NULL, activationcode_time = NULL WHERE id = :userid"); $result = $statement->execute(array('userid'=> $userid )); if($result) { //if successfull: die & go to start.php via update.php die('Activated. Going to start now.'); } } ?>

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