$Staff_Email = $_POST['staff_email'];
 $Staff_dob = $_POST['staff_dob'];
 $Staff_Gender = $_POST['staff_gender'];
 $Staff_Phone = $_POST['staff_phone'];
 $Staff_Addr1 = $_POST['staff_addr1'];
 $Staff_Addr2 = $_POST['staff_addr2'];
 $Staff_Postal_Code = $_POST['staff_postal_code'];
 $Dept_id = $_POST['dept_id'];
 $Designation_id = $_POST['designation_id'];
 $Staff_Joining_Date = $_POST['staff_joining_date'];
 $Login_uname = $_POST['staff_name'];
 $Login_name = $_POST['staff_email'];
 $Login_password = '******';
 $Login_type = 'staff';
 // check if staff already exists
 if ($db->isStaffExisted($Staff_Email)) {
     // staff already exists
     $response["response"] = 0;
     $response["message"] = $Staff_Email . "already exists";
     echo json_encode($response);
 } else {
     // create a new user$Cust_Name, $Cust_Email, $Cust_Phone,$Cust_Address,$Cust_City,$Cust_State
     //$user = $db->insertLaboratory($Br_ID, $Lab_Name);
     $user = $db->insertStaff($Br_id, $Staff_Name, $Staff_Email, $Staff_dob, $Staff_Gender, $Staff_Phone, $Staff_Addr1, $Staff_Addr2, $Staff_Postal_Code, $Dept_id, $Designation_id, $Staff_Joining_Date);
     if ($user) {
         // staff stored successfully
         $response["response"] = 1;
         $user = mysql_query("SELECT * from Staff_master WHERE Staff_Email = '{$Staff_Email}'");
         $user_data = mysql_fetch_array($user);
         $no_rows = mysql_num_rows($user);
         if ($no_rows == 1) {