diff --git a/f8l_exception/functions.php b/f8l_exception/functions.php
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+<?php
+$dbhost = 'localhost';
+$dbname = 'mysite';
+$dbuser = 'ryan';
+$dbpassword = 'password';
+$appname = "My Site     ";
+
+$connection = new mysqli($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpassword, $dbname);
+if ($connection->connect_error) die ($connection->connect_error);
+
+function createTable($name, $query){
+    queryMysql("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS $name($query)");
+    echo "Table '$name' created or already exists.<br>";
+}
+
+function queryMysql($query){
+    global $connection;
+    $result = $connection->query($query);
+    if (!$result) die ($connection->error);
+    return $result;
+}
+
+function destroySession(){
+    $_SESSION = array();
+    
+    if (session_id() != "" || isset($_COOKIE[session_name()]))
+        setcookie(session_name(), '', time()-2592000, '/');
+    
+    session_destroy();
+}
+
+function sanitizeString($var){
+    global $connection;
+    $var = strip_tags($var);
+    $var = htmlentities($var);
+    $var = stripslashes($var);
+    return $connection->real_escape_string($var);
+}
+
+function showProfile($user){
+    if (file_exists("$user.jpg"))
+        echo "<img src='$user.jpg' style='float:left;'>";
+    
+    $result = queryMysql("SELECT * FROM profiles WHERE user='$user'");
+    if ($result->num_rows){
+        $row = $result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_ASSOC);
+        echo stripslashes($row['text']) . "<br style='clear:left;'><br>";
+    }
+}
+?>
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diff --git a/f8l_exception/queries.php b/f8l_exception/queries.php
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