the date check function is now workinggit add .
added htmlentities() to comment_post & message_post
backup everything before any major adjustments
read about  vs  & I don't think we should be sending the user_id in the URL. Modifying to use . Have the page loading correctly with using the , working on the post message/comment buttons now
after checking all is good with the rest of the buttons. Not sending sensitive data, only the message['id']
have all the checks in place and operational. still have test code to comment out and uncomment the live code. will do after demonstrations.
db export
final commit on this branch, merge back to master