$uname = "vijesh";
    $response = $sdb->select("SELECT password, userType FROM `svv876_user` WHERE userName = '$uname'");
    $password = $response->body->SelectResult->Item->Attribute[0]->Value;
    $type = $response->body->SelectResult->Item->Attribute[1]->Value;

    echo $password."\n";
    echo $type."\n";

    if($type == "author")
    {
        echo "this is an author\n";
    }