Step 17: Creating the activate.php file

Step 17: Creating the activate.php file
On this page users can activate their account.

file: activate.php

<?php
 
require_once "header.php";
 
$uid = (int)htmlentities(strip_tags($_GET['uid']));
$actcode = htmlentities(strip_tags($_GET['actcode']));
 if (activateUser($uid, $actcode) == true)
{
        echo "Thank you for activating your account, You can now login.
                <a href='./index.php'>Click here to login.</a>";
} else
{
        echo "Activation failed! Please try again.";
        echo "If problem presists please contact the webmaster.";
}
 
require_once "footer.php";
?>