true, "message" => ""]; if(!isset($_GET['username'])){ die(http_response_code(400)); } $query = $pdo->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM blacklistednames WHERE (exact AND lower(username) = lower(:name)) OR (NOT exact AND lower(CONCAT('%', :name, '%')) LIKE lower(CONCAT('%', username, '%')))"); $query->bindParam(":name", $_GET['username'], PDO::PARAM_STR); $query->execute(); if($query->fetchColumn()){ $response["success"] = false; $response["message"] = "That username is unavailable. Sorry!"; } $query = $pdo->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE lower(username) = lower(:name)"); $query->bindParam(":name", $_GET['username'], PDO::PARAM_STR); $query->execute(); if($query->fetchColumn()){ $response["success"] = false; $response["message"] = "Someone already has that username! Try choosing a different one."; } die(json_encode($response));