diff --git a/Server PHP/accountFunctions.php b/Server PHP/accountFunctions.php
index 5278d70..971bd43 100644
--- a/Server PHP/accountFunctions.php	
+++ b/Server PHP/accountFunctions.php	
@@ -18,8 +18,18 @@ function createAccount($email, $username, $password, $sock) {
   $check_username = "SELECT * FROM UserInfo WHERE Username = '$username'";
   $check_email = "SELECT * FROM UserInfo WHERE Email = '$email'";
 
+  $passwordHash = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
+
+  $defaultQ1 = "What_is_your_mother's_maiden_name?";
+  $defaultQ2 = "What_is_the_name_of_the_street_you_grew_up_on?";
+  $defaultQ3 = "What_was_the_name_of_your_first_pet?";
+
+  $defaultQ1 = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $defaultQ1);
+  $defaultQ2 = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $defaultQ2);
+  $defaultQ3 = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $defaultQ3);
+
   //Insert Query
-  $insert = "INSERT INTO UserInfo (Username, Pass, Email) VALUES ('$username', '$password', '$email')";
+  $insert = "INSERT INTO UserInfo (Username, Pass, Email, SQ1, SQ2, SQ3) VALUES ('$username', '$passwordHash', '$email', '$defaultQ1', '$defaultQ2', '$defaultQ3')";
 
   if (($username_exists = checkExists($connection, $check_username)) > 0) { //returns failcase of username existing.
     $message = "FAILUsername exists, please try again.";
@@ -35,6 +45,9 @@ function createAccount($email, $username, $password, $sock) {
       sendMessage($message, $sock);
       sendRegEmail($email);
     }
+    else {
+      echo("Error description: " . mysqli_error($connection));
+    }
   }
   disconnect($connection);
 }
@@ -49,7 +62,7 @@ function loginAccount($username, $password, $sock) {
   //Checks if username exists before attempting to login, will return error otherwise.
   if (($username_exists = checkExists($connection, $check_username)) > 0) {
       $checkPass = getObjString($connection, $check_password)->Pass;
-      if ($checkPass == $password) {
+      if (password_verify($password, $checkPass)) {
         $resultEmail = getObjString($connection, $check_email)->Email;
         $message = "SUCC{$resultEmail}"; //Successful if matches and writes back email belonging to user for UI
         sendMessage($message, $sock);
@@ -86,24 +99,22 @@ function logoutAccount($username, $sock) {
 //unfinished code to change a users password, need client input
 function changePassword($username, $password, $sock) {
   $connection = connectAccount();
-
-  // UI should now send a 'they did it' message and a new password
-  $newPass = nul; //new pass from UI goes here
-  $change_password = "UPDATE UserInfo SET Pass= 'newPass' WHERE Username = '$username'";
-  if (mysqli_query($connection, $change_password)) {
-    fwrite($sock, "SUCC\n");
+  $passwordHash = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
+  $query = "UPDATE UserInfo SET Pass='$passwordHash' WHERE Username = '$username'";
+  if (!mysqli_query($connection, $query)) {
+    $message = "FAILSomething went wrong. Either the username does not exist or there was an issue connecting to the database.\n\n";
+    sendMessage($message, $sock);
   }
   else {
-    fwrite($sock, "FAIL\n");
+    $message = "SUCCPassword was successfully changed!\n\n";
+    sendMessage($message, $sock);
   }
-
   disconnect($connection);
 }
 
 // unfinised account recovery using email method. outdated, unused, unloved
 function recoverAccount($email, $password, $sock) {
   $connection = connectAccount();
-
   //check if email exists before attempting to send recovery email, will return error otherwise.
   $check_email = "SELECT Email FROM UserInfo WHERE Email = '$email'";
   $change_password = "UPDATE UserInfo SET Pass= '$newPass' WHERE Email = '$email'";
@@ -131,17 +142,22 @@ function recoverAccount($email, $password, $sock) {
 // takes users email, returns users username.
 function rememberUsername ($email, $sock) {
   $connection = connectAccount();
-
   $find_user = "SELECT Username FROM UserInfo WHERE Email = '$email'";  //finds a username tied to a email
-  $resultUser = mysqli_query($connection, $find_user); //runs find_user
-  $obj = $resultUser->fetch_object();
-  $returnUser = $obj->Username; // returnUser == return value of find_user
-  $message = "SUCC{$returnUser}";
-  sendMessage($message, $socket);
-
+  if(checkExists($connection, $find_user) > 0) {
+    $returnUser = getObjString($connection, $find_user)->Username;
+//    $message = "SUCC1Email has been sent with your username. Make sure to check your spam folder!\n";
+    $message = "SUCCEmail has been sent with your username. Make sure to check your spam folder!\n";
+    sendMessage($message, $sock);
+    sendVerEmail($email, $returnUser);
+  }
+  else {
+    $message = "FAILNo username found with that email. Try again!\n";
+    sendMessage($message, $sock);
+  }
   disconnect($connection);
 }
 
+
 // recovery option for remembering a password, sends a recovery email
 function rememberPassword ($username, $email, $sock) {
   $connection = connectAccount();
diff --git a/Server PHP/flashCardFunctions.php b/Server PHP/flashCardFunctions.php
index 4a01a36..8524723 100755
--- a/Server PHP/flashCardFunctions.php	
+++ b/Server PHP/flashCardFunctions.php	
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 include_once 'utilityFunctions.php';
 include_once 'groupFunctions.php';
 include_once 'whiteboardFunctions.php';
-include_once 'utilityFunctions.php';
 
 
 
@@ -13,11 +12,11 @@ function updateFlashCards($connection, $ip, $clients, $groupID, $sock) {
   //RETURN FRONT SIDE AND BACK SIDE
   for($i= 0; $i<2; $i++){
     if($i == 0){
-      $side == 'side1';
+      $side = 'side1';
       $code = 'FCFT';
     }
     else if($i == 1){
-      $side == 'side2';
+      $side = 'side2';
       $code = 'FCBK';
     }
     $return_FlashCards = "SELECT id, $side
@@ -37,10 +36,9 @@ function updateFlashCards($connection, $ip, $clients, $groupID, $sock) {
     } //closes query for loop
   } //closes front/back for loop
   disconnect($connection);
-
-
 }//Close function
 
+
 function addToCard($groupID, $num, $message, $user, $clientList, $sock, $side) {
   $side = "side" . "$side";
   $connection =  connectGroup();
@@ -53,6 +51,10 @@ function addToCard($groupID, $num, $message, $user, $clientList, $sock, $side) {
   $username = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $username);
   $message = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $message);
   $groupID = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $groupID);
+
+  $unescMessage = stripslashes($message);
+  $unescGroupID = stripslashes($groupID);
+
   $flashGroupID = "$groupID" . "FC";
   $return_ipList = "SELECT ipAddress FROM $groupID WHERE ipAddress IS NOT NULL";
   $resultIP = mysqli_query($connection, $return_ipList); //Returns list of current IP addresses i.e. current user list connected.
@@ -61,29 +63,29 @@ function addToCard($groupID, $num, $message, $user, $clientList, $sock, $side) {
 // Check to see if the id for this card exists already
   $check_card = "SELECT * FROM $flashGroupID WHERE (id='$num')";
   if (checkExists($connection, $check_card) > 0){
-    echo "Card exists already ";
+    echo "Card exists already \n";
     $update = "UPDATE $flashGroupID SET user= '$username', $side='$message' WHERE (id='$num')";
     mysqli_query($connection, $update);
     $NewID = "SELECT id FROM $flashGroupID WHERE (user='$username' AND $side='$message')";
     $returnID = getObjString($connection, $NewID)->id;
     $returnID = $returnID -1;
-    $clientMessage = "SUCC{$returnID}";
+    /*$clientMessage = "SUCC{$returnID}";
     sendMessage($clientMessage, $sock);
-    echo "$clientMessage \n";
+    //echo "$clientMessage \n";*/
 
-  while($rowIP = mysqli_fetch_array($resultIP)){
-    $keyIP = $rowIP[0];
-    $keySock = $clientList[$keyIP]->getSocket();
-    $FlashCards = "$groupID $returnID $message";
 
-    if($side == 'side1'){
-      $clientMessage = "FCFT$FlashCards";
-    }
-    else if($side == 'side2'){
-      $clientMessage = "FCBK$FlashCards";
-    }
-    sendMessage($clientMessage, $keySock);
-  } //Closes while loop
+    while($rowIP = mysqli_fetch_array($resultIP)){
+      $keyIP = $rowIP[0];
+      $keySock = $clientList[$keyIP]->getSocket();
+      $FlashCards = "$unescGroupID $returnID $unescMessage";
+      if($side == 'side1'){
+        $clientMessage = "FCFT$FlashCards";
+      }
+      else if($side == 'side2'){
+        $clientMessage = "FCBK$FlashCards";
+      }
+      sendMessage($clientMessage, $keySock);
+    } //Closes while loop
   }//Closes outer if statement
 
   else{
@@ -92,24 +94,25 @@ function addToCard($groupID, $num, $message, $user, $clientList, $sock, $side) {
     $returnID = getObjString($connection, $NewID)->id;
     $returnID = $returnID -1;
     //echo "returnID is: $returnID\n\n";
-    $clientMessage = "SUCC{$returnID}";
+    /*$clientMessage = "SUCC{$returnID}";
     //echo "clientMessage is: $clientMessage\n\n";
-    sendMessage($clientMessage, $sock);
+    sendMessage($clientMessage, $sock);*/
 
-while($rowIP = mysqli_fetch_array($resultIP)){
-  $keyIP = $rowIP[0];
-  $keySock = $clientList[$keyIP]->getSocket();
-  $FlashCards = "$groupID $returnID $message";
-  if($side == 'side1'){
-    $clientMessage == "FCFT$FlashCards";
-  }
-  else if($side == 'side2'){
-    $clientMessage == "FCBK$FlashCards";
-  }
-  sendMessage($clientMessage, $keySock);
-}// end while loop
+      while($rowIP = mysqli_fetch_array($resultIP)){
+        $keyIP = $rowIP[0];
+        $keySock = $clientList[$keyIP]->getSocket();
+        $FlashCards = "$unescGroupID $returnID $unescMessage";
+        if($side == 'side1'){
+          $clientMessage = "FCFT$FlashCards";
+        }
+        else if($side == 'side2'){
+          $clientMessage = "FCBK$FlashCards";
+        }
+        sendMessage($clientMessage, $keySock);
+      }// end while loop
   } // end else bracket
   disconnect($connection);
 }//close function
 
+
 ?>
diff --git a/Server PHP/securityQuestions.php b/Server PHP/securityQuestions.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12bad5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Server PHP/securityQuestions.php	
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+<?php
+
+include_once 'db_credentials.php';
+include_once 'utilityFunctions.php';
+include_once 'sendEmail.php';
+
+
+function reqSecQuest($user, $sock) { /*why not combine this function to take multiple parameters? then you could re-use function.
+  maybe like another input determining how many questions to send and if it's just one, run randomizer? so like sendquest1, 2, 3, etc
+  */
+  $connection = connectAccount();
+  $username = $user; //why username = user? why not just change parameter to username?? FOR ALL
+  $q1 = "What_is_your_last_name";
+  $q2 = "What_was_the_name_of_your_first_pet";
+  $q3 = "What_is_the_name_of_the_street_you_grew_up_on";
+  /*
+  echo "the username input to the function is: $username\n\n";
+  $query1 = "SELECT SQ1 FROM UserInfo WHERE Username = '$username'";
+  echo "This is question1 query: $query1";
+  $query2 = "SELECT SQ2 FROM UserInfo WHERE Username = '$username'";
+  echo "This is question2 query: $query2";
+  $query3 = "SELECT SQ3 FROM UserInfo WHERE Username = '$username'";
+  echo "This is question3 query: $query3";
+
+  /* not working for now, think it's a getobj string error
+  $q1 = mysqli_query($connection, $query1);
+  echo "q1 is: $q1\n\n";
+  $q2 = mysqli_query($connection, $query2);
+  echo "q2 is: $q2\n\n";
+  $q3 = mysqli_query($connection, $query3);
+  echo "q3 is: $q3\n\n";
+
+
+  $q1 = getObjString($connection, $query1)->SQ1;
+  echo "This is q1 as string: " . "$q1\n";
+  $q2 = getObjString($connection, $query2)->SQ2;
+  echo "This is q2 as object? : " . "{$q2}\n\n";
+  $q3 = getObjString($connection, $query3)->SQ3;
+  echo "This is q3 as object? : " . "{$q3}\n\n";
+  */
+
+  $message = "REQQ{$q1} {$q2} {$q3}";
+  sendMessage($message, $sock);
+  disconnect($connection);
+}
+
+
+//might actually not need this function but i'm leaving it for now
+function reqSecAns($user, $sock) {
+  $connection = connectAccount();
+  $username = $user;
+  $query1 = "SELECT SQA1 FROM UserInfo WHERE Username = '$username'";
+  $query2 = "SELECT SQA2 FROM UserInfo WHERE Username = '$username'";
+  $query3 = "SELECT SQA3 FROM UserInfo WHERE Username = '$username'";
+
+  $a1 = getObjString($connection, $query1)->SQA1;
+  $a2 = getObjString($connection, $query2)->SQA2;
+  $a3 = getObjString($connection, $query3)->SQA3;
+
+  $message = "REQA$a1 $a2 $a3";
+  sendMessage($message, $sock);
+  disconnect($connection);
+}
+
+function setSecQuest($user, $q1, $q2, $q3, $sock) {
+  $connection = connectAccount();
+  $username = $user;
+  echo "This is q1 as received by setSecQuest: $q1\n\n";
+  echo "This is q2 as received by setSecQuest: $q2\n\n";
+  echo "This is q3 as received by setSecQuest: $q3\n\n";
+  $escQ1 = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $q1);
+  $escQ2 = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $q2);
+  $escQ3 = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $q3);
+  echo "This is escq1: $escQ1\n\n";
+  echo "This is escq2: $escQ2\n\n";
+  echo "This is escq3: $escQ3\n\n";
+  $query = "UPDATE UserInfo SET SQ1='$escQ1', SQ2='$escQ2', SQ3='$escQ3' WHERE Username = '$username'";
+  echo "Here is the setSecQuest query: $query\n\n";
+  if (!mysqli_query($connection, $query)) {
+    $message = "FAILThere was an issue setting the security questions.\n\n";
+    echo("Error description: " . mysqli_error($connection));
+    sendMessage($message, $sock);
+  }
+}
+
+
+
+function setSecAns($user, $a1, $a2, $a3, $sock) {
+  $connection = connectAccount();
+  $username = $user;
+
+
+  /*not sure if i need to escape string, or if hashing will be good enough. leaving this in case hashing alone does not work
+  $escA1 = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $a1);
+  $escA2 = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $a2);
+  $escA3 = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $a3);
+  */
+
+  //$a1Hash = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, password_hash($a1, PASSWORD_DEFAULT));
+  //$a2Hash = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, password_hash($a2, PASSWORD_DEFAULT));
+  //$a3Hash = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, password_hash($a3, PASSWORD_DEFAULT));
+
+  $a1Hash = password_hash($a1, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
+  $a2Hash = password_hash($a2, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
+  $a3Hash = password_hash($a3, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
+
+
+
+  $query = "UPDATE UserInfo SET SQA1='$a1Hash', SQA2='$a2Hash', SQA3='$a3Hash' WHERE Username = '$username'";
+  if (!mysqli_query($connection, $query)) {
+    $message = "FAILThere was an issue setting the security question answers.\n\n";
+    sendMessage($message, $sock);
+  }
+
+}
+
+function sendRandomSecQuest($user, $sock) {
+  $connection = connectAccount();
+  $num = rand(1,3);
+  $column = "SQ" . "$num";
+  $query = "SELECT $column FROM UserInfo WHERE (Username='$user')";
+  if (!mysqli_query($connection, $query)) {
+    $message = "FAILUser doesn't exist or questions are not set.\n\n";
+    sendMessage($message, $sock);
+  }
+  else {
+    $question = getObjString($connection, $query)->$column;
+    $message ="RPWD$num $question";
+    sendMessage($message, $sock);
+  }
+  disconnect($connection);
+}
+
+function checkSecAnswer($user, $num, $answer, $sock) {
+  $connection = connectAccount();
+  $column = "SQA" . "$num";
+  $query = "SELECT $column FROM UserInfo WHERE (Username='$user')";
+  if(!mysqli_query($connection, $query)) {
+    $message = "FAILUser doesn't exist or answer not set.\n\n";
+    sendMessage($message, $sock);
+  }
+  else {
+    $answerDB = getObjString($connection, $query)->$column;
+    if (password_verify($answer, $answerDB)) {
+      $query = "SELECT Email FROM UserInfo WHERE (Username='$user')";
+      $email = getObjString($connection, $query)->Email;
+      sendRecCode($email, $user);
+      $message = "SUCCAn email has been sent to you with a recovery code. Please remember to check your spam folder!\n\n";
+      sendMessage($message, $sock);
+    }
+    else {
+      $message = "FAILAnswer did not match. Try again!";
+      sendMessage($message, $sock);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+function checkCode($user, $code, $sock) {
+  $connection = connectAccount();
+  $query = "SELECT RecCode FROM UserInfo WHERE (Username='$user')";
+  if(!mysqli_query($connection, $query)) {
+    $message = "FAIL";
+    sendMessage($message, $sock);
+  }
+  else {
+    if ($code == getObjString($connection, $query)->RecCode) {
+      $message = "SUCC";
+      sendMessage($message, $sock);
+    }
+    else {
+      $message = "FAIL";
+      sendMessage($message, $sock);
+    }
+  }
+  disconnect($connection);
+}
+
+
+?>
diff --git a/Server PHP/sendEmail.php b/Server PHP/sendEmail.php
index 14c8e3a..9b1068e 100644
--- a/Server PHP/sendEmail.php	
+++ b/Server PHP/sendEmail.php	
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 
 
 function sendRegEmail($email){
- $to = "$email";
- $subject = "Welcome to StudyGroup!";
- $body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you? \nThis is a confirmation email letting you know that your account $email has been created.";
- if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
- echo("<p>Email successfully sent!</p>");
- } else {
- echo("<p>Email delivery failed…</p>");
- }
+  $to = "$email";
+  $subject = "Welcome to StudyGroup!";
+  $body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you? \nThis is a confirmation email letting you know that your account $email has been created.";
+  if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
+    echo("<p>Email successfully sent!</p>");
+  }
+  else {
+    echo("<p>Email delivery failed…</p>");
+  }
 }
 
 function recPWEmail($email, $user, $pass){
@@ -22,14 +23,55 @@ function recPWEmail($email, $user, $pass){
   $body .= "<img src='http://ec2-18-221-67-202.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/success.jpg' style='width:600px;height:500px;' /></h1>"; //success kid
   $body .= "</body></html>";
   if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers)) {
-  echo("<p>Email successfully sent!</p>");
-  } else {
-  echo("<p>Email delivery failed…</p>");
+    echo("<p>Email successfully sent!</p>");
+  }
+  else {
+    echo("<p>Email delivery failed…</p>");
+  }
+
+
+
+}
+
+function sendVerEmail($email, $user){
+  $to = "$email";
+  $subject = "StudyGroup Username Requested!";
+  $body = "Hello, you recently requested the username belong to this email: $email.\n\nThe username associated with this account is: $user.\n\nThank you for using our software, and be on the lookout for new StudyGroupPro++ Limited Release DLC Platinum Package which now allows you to resize the window!";
+  if (mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
+    echo("<p>Email successfully sent!</p>");
+  }
+  else {
+    echo("<p>Email delivery failed…</p>");
   }
+}
+
+
+function sendRecCode($email, $user){
+  $connection = connectAccount();
+  $code = rand(1000, 9999);
+  $insert = "UPDATE UserInfo SET RecCode='$code' WHERE Username = '$user'";
 
 
+  $headers = 'MIME-Version: 1.0' . "\r\n";
+  $headers .= 'Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1' . "\r\n";
+  $to = "$email";
+  $subject = "Password Recovery Code";
+  $body = "<html><body>";
+  $body .= "<h1> Looks like you forgot your password, buddy.<br><br><img src='http://ec2-52-14-84-3.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/buzz%20password%20resets.jpg' style='width:600px;height:500px;' />";
+  $body .= "<br><br>That's okay, we've got you covered. Enter this code into the client to reset your password: $code. Thank you for using our software!</h1>";
+  $body .= "</body></html>";
+  if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers)) {
+    echo("<p>Email successfully sent!</p>");
+    mysqli_query($connection, $insert);
+  }
+  else {
+    echo("<p>Email delivery failed…</p>");
+  }
 
+  disconnect($connection);
 }
 
 
+
+
 ?>
diff --git a/Server PHP/server.php b/Server PHP/server.php
index ef0ab1e..253d515 100755
--- a/Server PHP/server.php	
+++ b/Server PHP/server.php	
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 include_once 'flashCardFunctions.php';
 include_once 'whiteboardFunctions.php';
 include_once 'utilityFunctions.php';
+include_once 'securityQuestions.php';
 
 
 $server = stream_socket_server("tcp://0.0.0.0:9001", $errno, $errorMessage); //AWS EC2 server
@@ -155,6 +156,9 @@
           if ($code == "GCHT" || $code == "SVWB") {
             $limit = 2;
           }
+          elseif ($code == "SETQ" || $code == "SETA") {
+            $limit = 4;
+          }
           $codeMessage = explode(" ", $msg, $limit);  //Puts message into array
 
           switch($code) {
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@
               saveWhiteBoard($codeMessage[0], $codeMessage[1], $sock);
               break; //groupID, wb string, socket
             case "CHPW":
-              changePassword($clients[$ip][1], $codeMessage[1], $sock);
+              changePassword($codeMessage[0], $codeMessage[1], $sock); //user, new pass
               break;
             case "RACC":
               recoverAccount($codeMessage[0], $codeMessage[1], $sock);
@@ -208,6 +212,28 @@
             case "FCFT":
               addToCard($codeMessage[0], $codeMessage[1], $codeMessage[2], $client, $clientList, $sock, 1); // 0 = groupID 1 = card id 2 = message
               break;
+            case "REQQ":
+              reqSecQuest($codeMessage[0], $sock); // code[0] is username because user is not logged in yet so can't access via client
+              break;
+            case "REQA":
+              reqSecAns($codeMessage[0], $sock); // code[0] is username because user is not logged in yet so can't access via client
+              break;
+            case "SETQ":
+              setSecQuest($codeMessage[0], $codeMessage[1], $codeMessage[2], $codeMessage[3], $sock); // 0 = username, 1 = question 1, 2 = question 2, 3 = question 3
+              break;
+            case "SETA":
+              sendMessage("SUCC Account Created!", $sock); 
+              //setSecAns($codeMessage[0], $codeMessage[1], $codeMessage[2], $codeMessage[3], $sock); // 0 = username, 1 = answer 1, 2 = answer 2, 3 = answer 3
+              break;
+            case "RPWD":
+              sendRandomSecQuest($codeMessage[0], $sock); // username
+              break;
+            case "CHKA":
+              checkSecAnswer($codeMessage[0], $codeMessage[1], $codeMessage[2], $sock); // user, answer#, answer
+              break;
+            case "CHKC":
+              checkCode($codeMessage[0], $codeMessage[1], $sock); // user, code
+              break;
           }//Switch Statement
       }//Closes else
     }//Closes foreach
diff --git a/Server PHP/testing.php b/Server PHP/testing.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a59bcc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Server PHP/testing.php	
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+include_once 'db_credentials.php';
+include_once 'utilityFunctions.php';
+include_once 'groupFunctions.php';
+include_once 'sendEmail.php';
+//include_once 'whiteboardFunctions.php';
+
+
+/*
+$connection = connectGroup();
+$message = "hello world";
+echo "this is the message: $message\n\n";
+$escMessage = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $message);
+echo "this is the escape string: $escMessage\n\n";
+$unescMessage = stripslashes($escMessage);
+echo "this is the unescaped string: $unescMessage\n\n";
+*/
+
+/*
+$message = "green car";
+echo "$message\n\n";
+$newMessage = str_replace(' ', '_', $message);
+echo "this is the message after str_replace: $newMessage\n\n";
+*/
+
+/*
+$connection = connectAccount();
+$testUsers = array("Juan", "Garret", "Fuller", "Michelle", "David", "Liu", "Ruby", "Dhanyu", "Cecotti");
+for ($i = 0; $i < 2000; $i++) {
+  //echo $testUsers[array_rand($testUsers)];
+  $user = $testUsers[array_rand($testUsers)] . rand(1000, 9999);
+  $insert = "INSERT INTO UserInfoTest (Username) VALUES ('$user')";
+  $check_username = "SELECT * FROM UserInfoTest WHERE Username = '$user'";
+  if (($username_exists = checkExists($connection, $check_username)) >  0) {
+    echo "Username exists already!: $user\n\n";
+    }
+  else {
+    mysqli_query($connection, $insert);
+  }
+  }
+
+
+disconnect($connection);
+*/
+$email = "mejia.juan.dev@gmail.com";
+$user = "testemail";
+sendRecCode($email, $user);
+
+
+
+?>