Codeigniter/REST Showing Incorrect Results - php

Question

I am trying to create a login script using CodeIgniter and the REST Controller (https://github.com/philsturgeon/codeigniter-restclient) however; I keep getting a null response from my model
this is my model function
public function login($data)
{
$checkEmail = $this->db->get_where('users', array('email' => $data['email']));
$emailRow = $checkEmail->row();
if(isset($emailRow)) {
if (password_verify($data['password'], $emailRow->password)) {
return $emailRow->id;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
return false;
}
}
this is my controller
public function login_post()
{
$this->load->model('User_model');
$data = $this->_post_args;
if($this->form_validation->run() === FALSE) {
//does some unnecessary stuff thats pointless showing
$this->set_response([
'status' => FALSE,
'error' => $error
], REST_Controller::HTTP_BAD_REQUEST);
} else {
$login = $this->User_model->login($data);
if($login === TRUE) {
$user = $this->User_model->getUser($login);
$this->set_response([
'status' => TRUE,
'user' => $user
], REST_Controller::HTTP_ACCEPTED);
} else {
$this->set_response([
'status' => FALSE,
'error' => 'Nope'
], REST_Controller::HTTP_BAD_REQUEST);
}
}
}
everytime i run this, i get the 'nope' error message and $login is returning as null if i var_dump it? anybody got any ideas?

Answer 1

In your controller you are checking:
if($login === TRUE) {
Unfortunately, for your controller, the model will NEVER return TRUE so your code falls into your else{} block every single time.
Your model only returns FALSE or the value of $emailRow->id
As an immediate fix, you can try:
if($login !== FALSE) {