global $database;

$username = $database->escape_string($username);
$password = $database->escape_string($password);

$sql = "SELECT * FROM " . self::$db_table . " ";
$sql .= "WHERE username = '{$username}' ";
$sql .= "AND active = 1 ";
$sql .= "AND admin = 1 ";
$sql .= "LIMIT 1";


$the_result_array = self::find_by_query($sql);

$result = !empty($the_result_array) ? array_shift($the_result_array) : false;

if(password_verify($password, $result->password)){

    return !empty($result) ? $result : false;

        } else {
            return false;
        }