protected void processRequest(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
      throws ServletException, IOException {
    response.setContentType("text/html;charset=UTF-8");
    PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
    try {
      Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
      Connection con =
          DriverManager.getConnection(Utility.connection, Utility.username, Utility.password);

      String email = request.getParameter("email_id");

      String number = "";
      boolean exists = false;
      String user_name = "";
      int user_id = -1;
      String str1 = "SELECT USER_ID,NAME,PHONE_NUMBER FROM USERS WHERE EMAIL_ID=?";
      PreparedStatement prep1 = con.prepareStatement(str1);
      prep1.setString(1, email);
      ResultSet rs1 = prep1.executeQuery();
      if (rs1.next()) {
        exists = true;
        user_id = rs1.getInt("USER_ID");
        user_name = rs1.getString("NAME");
        number = rs1.getString("PHONE_NUMBER");
      }
      int verification = 0;
      JSONObject data = new JSONObject();
      if (exists) {
        verification = (int) (Math.random() * 9535641 % 999999);
        System.out.println("Number " + number + "\nVerification: " + verification);
        SMSProvider.sendSMS(
            number, "Your One Time Verification Code for PeopleConnect Is " + verification);
      }

      data.put("user_name", user_name);
      data.put("user_id", user_id);
      data.put("verification_code", "" + verification);
      data.put("phone_number", number);

      String toSend = data.toJSONString();
      out.print(toSend);
      System.out.println(toSend);

    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    } finally {
      out.close();
    }
  }