validate([ 'badge_no' => 'required', 'password' => 'required' ]); $password = $credentials['password']; $badge_no = $credentials['badge_no']; $policeman = true; $exists = DB::select('select * from policeman where badge_no = :badge_no;', ['badge_no' => $badge_no]); $pass = DB::select('select p_password from policeman where badge_no = :badge_no;', ['badge_no' => $badge_no]); if($exists == null) { $exists = DB::select('select * from officer where o_badge_no = :badge_no;', ['badge_no' => $badge_no]); $pass = DB::select('select o_password from officer where o_badge_no = :badge_no;', ['badge_no' => $badge_no]); $policeman = false; } if($exists == null) { return back()->withErrors(['badge_no' => 'Invalid credentials']); } foreach ($pass[0] as $key => $val) { $value = $val; break; // Break after the first key-value pair } if ($value == $password) { // Authentication passed Session::put('badge_no', $badge_no); Session::put('is_policeman', $policeman); Session::put('pe_id', $exists[0]->pe_id); return redirect()->intended('/'); } // Authentication failed return back()->withErrors(['password' => 'Invalid credentials']); } public function logout() { Session::forget('badge_no'); Session::forget('is_policeman'); return redirect('/login'); } }