Added: Signin Up, connection to the DB, validator, base controller, base view, environment file, User model

app/models/User.php

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+<?php
+
+require_once '../core/Database.php';
+
+class User {
+    private $db;
+
+    public function __construct() {
+        $this->db = Database::getInstance()->getConnection();
+
+        if ($this->db) {
+            error_log("Database connection established successfully.");
+        } else {
+            error_log("Failed to connect to the database.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function register($username, $email, $password) {
+        // Check if email already exists
+        $stmt = $this->db->prepare("SELECT id FROM users WHERE email = ?");
+        $stmt->bind_param("s", $email);
+        $stmt->execute();
+        $result = $stmt->get_result();
+        $stmt->close();
+
+        if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
+            return "Email is already registered";
+        }
+
+        // Hash the password
+        $hashedPassword = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);
+
+        $stmt = $this->db->prepare("INSERT INTO users (username, email, password, points, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, 0, NOW())");
+        $stmt->bind_param("sss", $username, $email, $hashedPassword);
+
+        if ($stmt->execute()) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return "Error: " . $stmt->error;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+