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Overview

The User model handles user authentication and basic user data retrieval operations. File: app/models/User.php

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Methods

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findByEmail

Finds a user by their email address.
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email
string
required
The email address to search for
SQL Query: 
SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ?
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result
array|false
Returns user record as associative array, or false if not found
Example: 
$user = new User();
$result = $user->findByEmail('[email protected]');

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findById

Finds a user by their ID (returns limited fields for security).
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id
int
required
The user ID to search for
SQL Query: 
SELECT id, name, email FROM users WHERE id = ?
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result
array|false
Returns user record (without password) as associative array, or false if not found
Example: 
$user = new User();
$result = $user->findById(5);

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getAllStudents

Retrieves all users with the ‘student’ role. SQL Query: 
SELECT id, name, email FROM users WHERE role = 'student'
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result
array
Returns array of student user records
Example: 
$user = new User();
$students = $user->getAllStudents();

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