hye guys..is there anything wrong with my if else statement..i tried input username that already existed in the database,and it work..also same if i left the textbox epmty..but if a tried enter a valid name,it does not read the else statement..can someone help me..i cant find where is the problem
<?php
include 'connect.php';
$username = ($_POST['txtUsername']);
$statement = $mysqli->prepare("SELECT companyUsername FROM tblpartner WHERE companyUsername=?");
$statement->bind_param("s", $username);
$statement->execute();
$statement->bind_result($username);
if ( $statement->fetch()) {
echo '<span class="error"> taken</span>';
} else if(empty($username)) {
echo '<span class="error"> Cannot be empty</span>';
} else
echo '<span class="success"> available.</span>';
?>