public HttpStatusCode Register(Users user)
{
//check if a user with same email address is not already registered
if (accountDao.CheckIfEmailAddressAlreadyExists(user.EmailAddress))
{
return(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
}
accountDao.AddNewUserRegistration(user.UserName, user.EmailAddress, user.Password, user.MobileNumber, user.ResidentialAddress);
return(HttpStatusCode.Accepted);
}