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app/Controllers/View/RegisterController.php

@@ -173,16 +173,8 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
         $existingUser = $this->userModel->where('email', $post['email'])->first();
 
         if ($existingUser) {
-            // Step 2: Check if the user has a token (i.e., not verified yet)
-            if (!empty($existingUser['token']) && $existingUser['is_verified'] == 0) {
-                // User exists and is unverified
-                return redirect()->back()->withInput()->with('error',
-                    'This email address is already registered and is pending activation. Please check your email to activate your account.');
-            } else {
-                // User exists and is already active or has no token
-                return redirect()->back()->withInput()->with('error',
-                    'The email address you entered is already in use. Please try a different one.');
-            }
+            return redirect()->back()->withInput()->with('error',
+                'This email address is already registered. Please check your email or log in.');
         }
 
         /* ───────────── 6.  Determine role ───────────── */
@@ -194,6 +186,7 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
 
         /* ───────────── 7.  Build & insert user ───────────── */
         $token    = bin2hex(random_bytes(48));
+        $tokenHash = hash('sha256', $token);
         $userData = [
             'firstname'  => $post['firstname'],
             'lastname'   => $post['lastname'],
@@ -205,7 +198,7 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
             'city'       => $post['city'],
             'state'      => $post['state'],
             'zip'        => $post['zip'],
-            'token'      => $token,
+            'token'      => $tokenHash,
             'is_verified'=> 0,
             'accept_school_policy' => (int) $post['accept_school_policy'],
             'status'     => 'Inactive',
@@ -357,4 +350,4 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
 
 
 
-}
+}