/**
* @desc Checks if the user/email is blocked in phalanx and sets the proper response if so
*
* @param $user
* @return bool
*/
private function isBlockedByPhalanx($user)
{
$abortError = '';
// abortNewAccount returns false if the user/email is blocked, true if they are not blocked
$blockedByPhalanx = !PhalanxUserBlock::abortNewAccount($user, $abortError);
if ($blockedByPhalanx) {
$this->setResponseFields('error', $abortError, 'email');
}
return $blockedByPhalanx;
}
