function startAuth(ply)
    if(authConfig[1] == 'enabled')then
        addMessage('authentication gateway: '..authConfig[1])
        if(authConfig[2] == 'enabled')then
            addMessage('authentication gateway logging: '..authConfig[2])
            function PlayerConnect( name, address )
                addMessage('player '..name..' ('..address..') connected')
                return
            end
            hook.Add( "PlayerAuthed", "playerauthed", function(ply, stid, unid)
                addMessage('player '..ply:Name()..' ('..ply:SteamID()..') authed')
                addMessage('starting player check in mysql for '..ply:Name())
                local query = "SELECT * FROM players WHERE steamid='"..ply:SteamID().."'";
                tmysql.query(query, function(res,status,error)
                    if(res[1][2]==ply:SteamID())then
                        addMessage('player authed (mysql: '..res[1][1]..' ('..res[1][2]..'))')
                        addMessage('checking if player is banned...')
                        if(res[1][3]=='1')then
                            addMessage('player is banned, kicking')
                            kickPlayer(ply:Name(), ply:UserID(), true)
                        elseif(res[1][3]=='0')then
                            addMessage('player is not banned')
                            if(res[1][4]=='1')then
                                addMessage(ply:Name()..' ('..ply:SteamID()..') is an admin')
                            elseif(res[1][4]=='2')then
                                addMessage(ply:Name()..' ('..ply:SteamID()..') is a superadmin')
                            else
                                addMessage(ply:Name()..' ('..ply:SteamID()..') is not superadmin or admin')
                            end
                        else
                            addMessage('player is banned, kicking')
                            kickPlayer(ply:Name(), ply:UserID(), true)
                        end
                    else
                        addMessage('player doesnt exist')
                        tmysql.query("INSERT INTO players VALUES ('"..ply:Name().."', '"..ply:SteamID().."')", function(res,status,error)
                            print(status)
                        end)
                    end
                end )
            end )
        else
            addMessage('authentication gateway logging: '..authConfig[2])
        end
    else
        addMessage('authentication gateway: '..authConfig[1])
    end
end
startAuth()