function special_access($user_id)
 {
     $Controller = new Controller();
     $Controller->special_access_column_check();
     $this->db_connection = new mysqli(DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME);
     if ($this->db_connection->connect_error) {
         die("Connection failed: " . $this->db_connection->connect_error);
     }
     $query = "SELECT    user_id,\n                            special_access\n                  FROM      `" . _DB_PREFIX . "user`\n                  WHERE     user_id = {$user_id}";
     $result = $this->db_connection->query($query);
     //$row = $result->fetch_assoc();
     //echo $row['special_access'];
     //echo "<strong>" . $user_id . "</strong>";
     return $result;
 }