get_user_by('ID',7) works for users but not admins

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I'm bumping into this issue where if I login as a user, the function works and pulls up the info that I need but if I login as an admin it returns bool(false). Any clue as to why is this happening?

This is on a folder on the root of the project in which /wp-config.php and /wp-includes/wp-db.php have been included. Is this normal behavior?

Thanks

EDIT:

For those asking what 7 is, it's just an example user_id but obviously I'm bringing it from somewhere else where it works.

All in all get_user_by is a Wordpress API function that yields results when I'm logged in as a user but not when I'm logged in as an admin for whatever reason.

@VaibhavBhanushali That's just an example. As to not write get_user_by(ID) like some other question has. — logicbloke, Sep 05 '16 at 08:52
@dass This refers to a Wordpress API function. It's crystal clear. There is no extra code that I can provide that can help you understand the issue. This is in the inner workings of Wordpress. — logicbloke, Sep 05 '16 at 08:52
Have you tried to get this info on another page? (E.g. a simple template page, that shows only the user data you are after.) If yes, and you do not experience the same problem, then it's the code you are using. — muka.gergely, Sep 05 '16 at 09:11

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 07 '16 at 11:44

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I didn't have the following file included, that's why the function didn't work on other custom made pages.

wp-includes/pluggable.php

answered Sep 07 '16 at 11:44

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get_user_by('ID',7) works for users but not admins

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