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<?
                // Allow certain file formats
                //Note: This can be replaced by including a access type
                if($imageFileType != "jpg" && $imageFileType != "png" && $imageFileType != "jpeg"
                && $imageFileType != "gif" ) {
                    echo "Sorry, only JPG, JPEG, PNG & GIF files are allowed.";
                    $uploadOk = 0;
                    exit();
                } else { $uploadOk = 1; echo "Good"; echo "</br>"; }

                if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES["fileToUpload"]["tmp_name"], $target_file)) {
                    //echo "The file ". basename( $_FILES["fileToUpload"]["name"]). " has been uploaded.";

                    $servername = "127.0.0.1";
                    $username = "root";
                    $password = "";
                    $dbname = "news_db2";
                    $tab_nam= "news_tab";
                    $when=getdate(); $yr=$when["year"]; $mon=$when["month"]; $day=$when["mday"];
                    $zuva=$day." ".$mon." ".$yr;

                    $conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password);

                    // Create database
                    $sql = "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS $dbname";
                    if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
                        echo "Database created successfully"."</br>";
                    } else {
                        echo "Error creating database: " . $conn->error."</br>"; 
                    }

                    // Create connection
                    $conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
                    // Check connection
                    if ($conn->connect_error) {
                        die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
                    }

                    // sql to create table
                    $sql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS $tab_nam(
                    id INT(6) UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
                    title VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL,
                    story TEXT(30) NOT NULL,
                    reporter VARCHAR(50),
                    img VARCHAR(50),
                    det VARCHAR(50)
                    )";

                    if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
                        echo "Table ".$tab_nam." created successfully" ."</br>";
                    } else {
                        echo "Error creating table: " . $conn->error."</br>"; }

                    //Checking if newsupdate has been added to the database
                    $query = "SELECT * FROM $tab_nam WHERE title = $_POST['title'] AND story = $_POST['story']";

                    $result = mysql_query($query);

                    if ( mysql_num_rows ( $result ) > 1 )
                    {
                        /* Username already exists */
                        echo 'Username already exists. </br>';
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        //sql Inserting data into the news table
                        $sql = "INSERT INTO $tab_nam (title, story, reporter, img, det)
                        VALUES ($_POST['title'], $_POST['story'], $_POST['reporter-name'], $_FILES[file]['img'], $zuva)";

                        if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
                            echo "New record created successfully. <br>";
                        } else {
                            echo "Error: " . $sql . "<br>" . $conn->error;
                        }
                    }

                    $conn->close();

                    header("Location: about.php?status=posted");

                    exit();