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+<?php
+
+session_start();
+
+// remove next 3 lines when you're done, so that errors don't show up in a browser
+ini_set("display_errors", "1");
+ini_set("display_startup_errors", "1");
+error_reporting(E_ALL);
+
+if (isset($_SESSION["user_id"])) {
+    
+    $mysqli = require __DIR__ . "/database.php";
+    
+    $sql = "SELECT * FROM user WHERE id = {$_SESSION["user_id"]}";
+            
+    $result = $mysqli->query($sql);
+    
+    $user = $result->fetch_assoc();
+}
+
+?>
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+<!-- we need to edit these ------------------------------------------------- - -->
+<!-- we need to edit these ------------------------------------------------- - -->
+<!-- we need to edit these ------------------------------------------------- - -->
+    <title>Home</title>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/water.css@2/out/water.css">
+</head>
+<body>
+    
+    <h1>Home</h1>
+    
+    <?php if (isset($user)): ?>
+        
+        <p>Hello <?= htmlspecialchars($user["name"]) ?></p>
+        <p><a href="logout.php">Log out</a></p>
+        
+    <?php else: ?>
+        
+        <p><a href="login.php">Log in</a> or <a href="signup.html">sign up</a></p>
+        
+    <?php endif; ?>
+    
+</body>
+</html>
