<?php
//start session.
session_start();
//if the session is not the specified employer session created at login - the user
//will be redirected to the login page.
if (!$_SESSION['employer']) {
header("location: login.php");
}
//require the necessary classes
require_once 'DB.php';
require_once 'applicationTable.php';
//store the id value passed through the GET method.
$applicantId = $_GET['id'];
try {
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
$connection = DB::getConnection(DB::host, DB::database, DB::user, DB::password);
//instantiate a new applicationTable - passing in the connection as the parameters.
$table = new applicationTable($connection);
//execute the deleteApplicant method passing the stored applicant id as a parameter.
$table->deleteApplicant($applicantId);
//redirect the user back to the viewApplicants page.
header("Location: viewApplicants.php?saveNum=0");
} catch (PDOException $e) {
//if a problem occurs, close the connection.
$connection = null;
exit("Connection failed: " . $e->getMessage());
}
