// securing information and storing variables
$fullname = htmlentities($_REQUEST["fullname"]);
$username = htmlentities($_REQUEST["username"]);
$email = htmlentities($_REQUEST["email"]);
$password = htmlentities($_REQUEST["password"]);
$phone = htmlentities($_REQUEST["phone"]);

//if GET or POST are empty
if(empty($fullname) || empty($username) || empty($email) || empty($password) || empty($phone)){

    $returnArray["status"] = "wrong";
    $returnArray["message"] = "some fields are empty";

    echo json_encode($returnArray);
    return;

}

let  config = URLSessionConfiguration.default
let  session = URLSession(configuration: config)
let url = URL(string: "http://localhost/php/register.php?")
var request = URLRequest(url: url!)

request.httpMethod = "POST"

let body = "fullname=(FirstName.text)%20(LastName.text)&username=(UserName.text)&email=(Email.text)&password=(Password.text)&phone=(Phone.text)"

request.httpBody = body.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8)

let task = session.dataTask(with: url!) {data, response, error in

if error != nil {
 print(error!.localizedDescription)

} else {

 do {

if let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data!, options: .allowFragments) as? [String: Any]

   {

 print(json)

    }

} catch {
     print("error in JSONSerialization")
     }

   }

}
task.resume()