function checkCredentials($username, $password)
{
    $link = retrieve_mysqli();
    //Test to see if their credentials are valid
    $queryString = 'SELECT salt, hashed_password FROM user WHERE username = ?';
    if ($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, $queryString)) {
        //Get the stored salt and hash as $dbSalt and $dbHash
        mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "s", $username);
        mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);
        mysqli_stmt_bind_result($stmt, $dbSalt, $dbHash);
        mysqli_stmt_fetch($stmt);
        mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
        // close prepared statement
        mysqli_close($link);
        /* close connection */
        //Generate the local hash to compare against $dbHash
        $localhash = generateHash($dbSalt . $password);
        //Compare the local hash and the database hash to see if they're equal
        if ($localhash == $dbHash) {
            return true;
        }
        // password hashes matched, this is a valid user
    }
    return false;
    // password hashes did not match or username didn't exist
}
function generate_common($graphType, $beginningQuery, $endQuery, $label1Column, $label2Column, $valueColumn)
{
    global $rType, $sDate, $eDate, $days, $sTime, $eTime;
    $link = retrieve_mysqli();
    $query = $beginningQuery . " WHERE ";
    $query .= generate_conditional() . $endQuery;
    if ($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, $query)) {
        mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "ssss", $sDate, $eDate, $sTime, $eTime);
        mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);
        $stmt->store_result();
        $resultrow = array();
        stmt_bind_assoc($stmt, $resultrow);
        $numRows = mysqli_stmt_num_rows($stmt);
        if ($numRows != 0) {
            $isEmployee = FALSE;
            if (isset($label2Column)) {
                $isEmployee = TRUE;
            }
            $labels = array();
            $values = array();
            while (mysqli_stmt_fetch($stmt)) {
                $label1 = NULL;
                $label2 = NULL;
                // label2 is lastname if isEmployee, otherwise NULL
                $value = NULL;
                foreach ($resultrow as $key => $data) {
                    if ($label1Column == $key) {
                        $label1 = $data;
                    } else {
                        if ($valueColumn == $key) {
                            $value = $data;
                        } else {
                            if ($isEmployee) {
                                if ($label2Column == $key) {
                                    $label2 = $data;
                                }
                            } else {
                                if (isset($label1) && isset($value)) {
                                    break;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    if (isset($label1) && isset($value) && isset($label2)) {
                        break;
                    }
                }
                $label = $label1;
                if ($isEmployee) {
                    $label .= ' ' . $label2;
                }
                array_push($labels, $label);
                array_push($values, $value);
            }
            mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
            echo json_encode(array('graphType' => $graphType, 'labels' => $labels, 'values' => $values));
            exit;
        }
        echo '0 results returned.';
        exit;
    }
}
    if ($_POST['newPass'] == $_POST['verifyPass']) {
        echo '';
    } else {
        echo "Passwords don't match.";
    }
} else {
    if (myIsset($_POST['currentPass']) && myIsset($_POST['newPass']) && $_POST['changePassSubmit'] == 'true') {
        $pass = htmlspecialchars($_POST['currentPass']);
        $user = $_SESSION['loggedin'];
        if (checkCredentials($user, $pass)) {
            $newPass = htmlspecialchars($_POST['newPass']);
            if ($newPass == $pass) {
                echo 'Your new password must be different from your current password.';
                exit;
            }
            $link = retrieve_mysqli();
            $queryString = 'UPDATE user SET salt = ?, hashed_password = ? WHERE username = ?';
            // get salt and hash password
            mt_srand();
            $salt = mt_rand();
            $hashPass = generateHash($salt . $newPass);
            // query the database
            if ($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, $queryString)) {
                //Get the stored salt and hash as $dbSalt and $dbHash
                mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "sss", $salt, $hashPass, $user);
                mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);
                mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
                // close prepared statement
                mysqli_close($link);
                echo 'Password succesfully changed.';
            } else {