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Description

Returns userid if a user exists

Syntax

static getUserId($username)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$username		The username to search on

Returns

int The user id or 0 if not found

Defined in

libraries/joomla/user/helper.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.user.helper' );

Source Body

public static function getUserId($username)
{
        // Initialise some variables
        $db = & JFactory::getDbo();

        $query = 'SELECT id FROM #__users WHERE username = ' . $db->Quote($username);
        $db->setQuery($query, 0, 1);
        return $db->loadResult();
}