public function loginUser($username, $password)
 {
     /* Grab Assets */
     $ava = $this->dbSelect('users', 'username', $username);
     //        $avaN = $ava['0']['username'];
     $avaP = $ava['0']['password'];
     $avaS = $ava['0']['status'];
     echo "cake";
     if (empty($ava['0']['username'])) {
         return false;
     }
     if ($avaS != 'a' || $avaS != 'm') {
         return false;
     }
     if (password_verify($password, $avaP)) {
         /*Execute Login*/
         $_SESSION['login'] = true;
         $_SESSION['username'] = $username;
         $_SESSION['time'] = time();
         $loc = new LockoutCheck();
         $loc->clearLockout();
         $loc = null;
         $cook = new CookieHandling();
         $cook->createPubPass();
         return true;
     }
     return false;
 }
<?php

/** New User Creation Page Presents form to user with Checksum */
session_start();
/* includes PHP functions, activates myAutoLoader*/
include 'functions.php';
spl_autoload_register('my_autoLoader');
$lock = new LockoutCheck();
$locked = $lock->getLockout();
$lock = null;
$status = false;
$key = new FormKey();
if (isset($_SESSION['formKey']) && isset($_POST['formKey'])) {
    $keyConfirmed = $key->confirmKey();
    //
    $login = new UserManagement();
    $status = $login->loginUser($_POST['username'], $_POST['password']);
    $login = null;
}
?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <!-- The above 3 meta tags *must* come first in the head; any other head content must come *after* these tags -->
    <title>Bootstrap 101 Template</title>

    <!-- Bootstrap -->