retrieve_user.php
<?php
function select($operand, $condition, $value)
{
include('mysql_access.php');
$query = "SELECT $operand FROM contact_information WHERE $condition = '$value'";
$results=$db->query($query);
$final=mysqli_fetch_array($results);
$results->free();
return $final[$operand];
}
function email_to_id ($email)
{
$operand = 'id';
$condition = 'email';
$id = select($operand, $condition, $email);
return $id;
}
function id_to_email ($id)
{
$operand = 'email';
$condition = 'id';
$email = select($operand, $condition, $id);
return $email;
}
function id_to_position ($id)
{
$operand = 'position';
$condition = 'id';
$position = select($operand, $condition, $id);
return $position;
}
?>