// get database connection
			$db = pdoDB::getConnection();
			// if userid and password is set
			$userid = $_REQUEST["userid"];
			$password = $_REQUEST["password"];
			$sql = $db->prepare("select username, password, userID
					from l_user
					where userID = :userid");
			$stmt = $sql->execute(array(':userid' => $userid));
			//$stmt = $db->query($sql);

			$dbPassword = "";
			$dbUserid = "";

			// loop through and get data
			while ($result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ)) {
				$dbUserid = $result->userID;
				$username = $result->username;
				$dbPassword = $result->password;