diff --git a/dev_mvc/controller/MVCController.php b/dev_mvc/controller/MVCController.php
index 9ba4db2..73ef8ea 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/controller/MVCController.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/controller/MVCController.php
@@ -12,28 +12,28 @@ class MVCController{
     	self::$mvcController = $this;
     	//prepare current view and view model
     	if(isset($_GET['p']) && $_GET['p'] != ''){
-    		$this->view = "./view/webcontent/content_".$_GET['p'].".php";
-    		$this->viewmodel = "./viewmodel/viewmodel_".$_GET['p'].".php";
+    		$this->view = ROOT_DIR."./view/webcontent/content_".$_GET['p'].".php";
+    		$this->viewmodel = ROOT_DIR."./viewmodel/viewmodel_".$_GET['p'].".php";
     	}
     	else{
-    		$this->view = "./view/webcontent/content_home.php";
-    		$this->viewmodel = "./viewmodel/viewmodel_home.php";
+    		$this->view = ROOT_DIR."./view/webcontent/content_home.php";
+    		$this->viewmodel = ROOT_DIR."./viewmodel/viewmodel_home.php";
     	}
     	
     	//prepare current action model
     	if(isset($_POST['action'])){
-    		$this->model = "./model/actions/model_".$_POST['action'].".php";
+    		$this->model = ROOT_DIR."./model/actions/model_".$_POST['action'].".php";
     	}
     	else if(isset($_GET['action'])){
-    		$this->model = "./model/actions/model_".$_GET['action'].".php";
+    		$this->model = ROOT_DIR."./model/actions/model_".$_GET['action'].".php";
     	}
     	else{
-    		$this->model = "./model/actions/model_empty.php";
+    		$this->model = ROOT_DIR."./model/actions/model_empty.php";
 		}
 
 
 		if(isset($_POST['testaction'])){
-			$this->testaction = "./model/testactions/TA_".$_POST['testaction'].".php";
+			$this->testaction = ROOT_DIR."./model/testactions/TA_".$_POST['testaction'].".php";
 		}
 
 
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class MVCController{
     }
     function overrideView($view_target):void
     {
-    	$this->view = "./view/webcontent/content_".$view_target.".php";
-    	$this->viewmodel = "./viewmodel/viewmodel_".$view_target.".php";
+    	$this->view = ROOT_DIR."./view/webcontent/content_".$view_target.".php";
+    	$this->viewmodel = ROOT_DIR."./viewmodel/viewmodel_".$view_target.".php";
     	$this->viewOverridden = true;
     }
     function executeAction():void
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class MVCController{
     		include_once($this->view);
     	}
     	else{
-    		include_once("./view/webcontent/content_404.php");
+    		include_once(ROOT_DIR."./view/webcontent/content_404.php");
     		echo("view: ".$this->view." not found.");
     	}
     }
diff --git a/dev_mvc/controller/UserSession.php b/dev_mvc/controller/UserSession.php
index 6d3de70..83e4633 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/controller/UserSession.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/controller/UserSession.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require_once('./controller/db/Database.php');
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/Database.php');
 Class UserSession{
 	public $uid = -1;
 	public $token = "undefined";
diff --git a/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBBoard.php b/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBBoard.php
index f9e4afe..f0b575d 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBBoard.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBBoard.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require_once './controller/db/Database.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/Database.php';
 class DBBoard extends Database{
 	static function getBoards():array
 	{
diff --git a/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBReply.php b/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBReply.php
index 5ac91b3..a405f7d 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBReply.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBReply.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require_once './controller/db/Database.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/Database.php';
 
 class DBReply extends Database{
 	static function createReply($uid, $threadID, $content){
diff --git a/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBThread.php b/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBThread.php
index 3ca65e2..a6f0779 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBThread.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBThread.php
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <?php
-require_once './model/forum/Thread.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/Thread.php';
 class DBThread extends Database {
 	static function getThreadByID($id){
 		$con = self::connectToDB();
 		$query = $con->prepare("SELECT * FROM thread WHERE ID = :id");
 		$query->bindParam(":id", $id);
 		$query->execute();
-		return $query->fetch(PDO::FETCH_BOTH);
+		$result = $query->fetch(PDO::FETCH_BOTH); 
+		return new Thread($result['ID'], $result['users_ID'], $result['board_ID'], $result['title'], $result['text'], $result['date_created']);
 	}
 	static function getThreadsByBoard($boardID){
 		$con = self::connectToDB();
diff --git a/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBUser.php b/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBUser.php
index 45ba636..e69cf4b 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBUser.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/controller/db/DBUser.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require_once('./model/forum/User.php');
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/User.php');
 class DBUser extends Database
 {
 	static function getUserByUID($uid){
@@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ class DBUser extends Database
 		$user = new User($result['ID'], $result['username'], $result['email'], $result['password'], $result['reg_date'], $result['login_date'], $result['reg_ip'], $result['permissions'], $result['active']);
 		return $user;
 	}
+	static function getUserByEmail($email){
+		$con = self::connectToDB();
+		$query = $con->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = :email");
+		$query->bindParam(":email", $email);
+		$query->execute();
+		$result = $query->fetch(PDO::FETCH_BOTH);
+		$user = new User($result['ID'], $result['username'], $result['email'], $result['password'], $result['reg_date'], $result['login_date'], $result['reg_ip'], $result['permissions'], $result['active']);
+		if($query->rowCount() == 1){
+			//Email adres is niet in gebruik, return false
+			return $user;
+		}
+		else{
+			//Email is al in gebruik of komt meer dan een keer voor. Beide gevallen zijn een probleem dus return true.
+			trigger_error("Multiple users for email $email returned by DB, value should be unique", E_USER_ERROR);
+		}
+		
+	}
 	
 	
 	//Controleert of het email adres al in de database voorkomt. Returnt true indien wel.
diff --git a/dev_mvc/index.php b/dev_mvc/index.php
index 6b19552..685e204 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/index.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/index.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+define ('ROOT_DIR', __DIR__);
 register_shutdown_function(function() {
     $error = error_get_last();
     switch($error['type']){
@@ -33,15 +34,15 @@ register_shutdown_function(function() {
         http_response_code(500);
     } */
 });
-require_once('./model/testactions/TestAction.php');
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./model/testactions/TestAction.php');
 //date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Amsterdam');
-require_once('./controller/MVCController.php');
-require_once('./controller/UserSession.php');
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./controller/MVCController.php');
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./controller/UserSession.php');
 session_start();
 $mvcController = new MVCController();
 $mvcController->executeModel();
 if(!isset($_POST['testaction'])){
-    include_once("./view/content_pagetemplate.php");
+    include_once(ROOT_DIR."./view/content_pagetemplate.php");
 }
 //require_once('aaaadea');
 //http_response_code(200);
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_create_reply.php b/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_create_reply.php
index 4a44c17..0a3cd08 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_create_reply.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_create_reply.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
-require_once './controller/UserSession.php';
-require_once('./controller/HUtils.php');
-require_once './controller/db/DBReply.php';
-require_once './model/forum/Reply.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/UserSession.php';
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./controller/HUtils.php');
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/DBReply.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/Reply.php';
 //dit bestand bestaat grotendeels uit dummy code.
 //Ik heb onvoldoende tijd gehad tijdens de afgelopen paar weken en het was extreem druk in de klas tijdens de les.
 $uid = $_SESSION['usersession']->uid;
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_create_thread.php b/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_create_thread.php
index 36c2e23..24a04bc 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_create_thread.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_create_thread.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
-require_once './controller/UserSession.php';
-require_once('./controller/HUtils.php');
-require_once './controller/db/DBThread.php';
-require_once './model/forum/Thread.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/UserSession.php';
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./controller/HUtils.php');
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/DBThread.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/Thread.php';
 //dit bestand bestaat grotendeels uit dummy code.
 //Ik heb onvoldoende tijd gehad tijdens de afgelopen paar weken en het was extreem druk in de klas tijdens de les.
 $uid = $_SESSION['usersession']->uid;
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_do_register.php b/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_do_register.php
index 2883168..e086577 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_do_register.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_do_register.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 //Include classes
-require_once("./controller/db/Database.php");
-require_once("./controller/db/DBUser.php");
-require_once("./controller/HUtils.php");
+require_once(ROOT_DIR."./controller/db/Database.php");
+require_once(ROOT_DIR."./controller/db/DBUser.php");
+require_once(ROOT_DIR."./controller/HUtils.php");
 if(HUtils::issetPost(['email', 'pass', 'pass2', 'name'])){
     $email = $_POST['email'];
     $pass = $_POST['pass'];
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ if(HUtils::issetPost(['email', 'pass', 'pass2', 'name'])){
             }
             //TO DO: Create verification key
             DBUser::registerUser($email, $pass, $name);
-            $uid = DBUser::getUID($email, $pass);
-            DBUser::registerActivationKey($uid,$verificationKey);
+            $user = DBUser::getUserByEmail($email);
+            DBUser::registerActivationKey($user->getId(),$verificationKey);
             $message = 'Please follow the link to verify your account: http://localhost/webforum_redux/hforumphp/dev_mvc/index.php?p=verify&key='.$verificationKey;
             $headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
             'Reply-To: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_login.php b/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_login.php
index 36fd985..d9b0023 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_login.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_login.php
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 $debuginfo = false;
-require_once("./controller/UserSession.php");
-require_once("./controller/db/Database.php");
-require_once("./controller/db/DBUser.php");
-require_once("./controller/HUtils.php");
+require_once(ROOT_DIR."./controller/UserSession.php");
+require_once(ROOT_DIR."./controller/db/Database.php");
+require_once(ROOT_DIR."./controller/db/DBUser.php");
+require_once(ROOT_DIR."./controller/HUtils.php");
 $skipoverride = false;
 if(!UserSession::isUserSignedIn()){
 	if(HUtils::issetPost(['email','password'])){
+		$user = 
 		if(DBUser::isLoginValid($_POST['email'], $_POST['password'])){
 			//obtain UID 
 			$uid = DBUser::getUID($_POST['email'], $_POST['password']);
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_signout.php b/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_signout.php
index 9db085f..b3f4741 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_signout.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/model/actions/model_signout.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require_once('./controller/db/Database.php');
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/Database.php');
 $_SESSION['usersession'] = null;
 Database::invalidateSession($_COOKIE['usersession']);
 session_destroy();
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/forum/Thread.php b/dev_mvc/model/forum/Thread.php
index 223dc84..16f4050 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/model/forum/Thread.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/model/forum/Thread.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class Thread {
 	public function setOwner($owner) {
 		$this->owner = $owner;
 	}
+	
 	public function getId():int {
 		return $this->id;
 	}
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/forum/User.php b/dev_mvc/model/forum/User.php
index 78e7f25..cb4f79b 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/model/forum/User.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/model/forum/User.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class User {
 	public $reg_ip;
 	public $permissions;
 	public $active;
-	function User($id, $username, $email, $password, $reg_date, $login_date, $reg_ip, $permissions, $active){
+	function __construct($id, $username, $email, $password, $reg_date, $login_date, $reg_ip, $permissions, $active){
 		$this->id = $id;
 		$this->username = $username;
 		$this->email = $email;
@@ -24,28 +24,28 @@ class User {
 	/**
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
-	public function getId() {
+	public function getId():int {
 		return $this->id;
 	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
-	public function getUsername() {
+	public function getUsername():string {
 		return $this->username;
 	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
-	public function getEmail() {
+	public function getEmail():string {
 		return $this->email;
 	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
-	public function getPassword() {
+	public function getPassword():string {
 		return $this->password;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TA_GetUsers.php b/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TA_GetUsers.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TA_TestDBUser.php b/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TA_TestDBUser.php
index c43c209..a204ca2 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TA_TestDBUser.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TA_TestDBUser.php
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <?php
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/DBUser.php');
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/User.php');
 class TA_TestDBUser extends TestAction{
     public function __construct()
     {
@@ -6,6 +8,9 @@ class TA_TestDBUser extends TestAction{
     }
     public function execute()
     {
-        $user = DBUser::getUserByUID(0 );
+        $user = DBUser::getUserByUID(9 );
+        self::logMessage($user->getUsername());
+        self::logMessage($user->getEmail());
+        self::logMessage($user->getPassword());
     }
 }
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TestAction.php b/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TestAction.php
index 33d2dbb..2f43a80 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TestAction.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TestAction.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 class TestAction{
-    function TestAction(){
+    function __construct(){
         if(isset($_POST['auth'])){
             if($_POST['auth'] == getenv('ADMIN_ACTION_KEY')){
                 $this->execute();
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class TestAction{
             echo("[".self::$log[$i]['status']."] ".self::$log[$i]['message']."\n");
             if(self::$log[$i]['status'] == 'FAILURE'){
                 echo('<div id="test_exitstatus">ACTION FAILED</div>');
-                break;
+                return;
             }
         }
         echo('<div id="test_exitstatus">ACTION SUCCESSFUL</div>');
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/testactions/model_populatedb.php b/dev_mvc/model/testactions/model_populatedb.php
deleted file mode 100644
index a6f3b14..0000000
--- a/dev_mvc/model/testactions/model_populatedb.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-if(isset($_POST['auth'])){
-    if($_POST['auth'] == getenv('ADMIN_ACTION_KEY')){
-        populateDB();
-    }
-}else{
-    self::logMessage('you have no authorization to do that', "OK");
-}
-
-function populateDB(){
-    try{
-        if(getenv("SQL_CREDENTIALS") !== false){
-            $sql_server = getenv("SQL_SERVER");
-            $sql_username = getenv("SQL_USERNAME");
-            $sql_password = getenv("SQL_PASSWORD");
-            $sql_database = getenv("SQL_DATABASE");
-        }
-        else{
-            $sql_server = "localhost";
-            $sql_username = "root";
-            $sql_password = "kankerlow";
-            $sql_database = "webforum";
-        }
-        $host = $sql_server;
-        $db = $sql_database;
-        $user = $sql_username;
-        $pass = $sql_password;
-        
-        //connect to sql server
-        $con = new PDO( "mysql:host=$host;charset=utf8", $user, $pass );
-        $con->exec("USE $db");
-        
-        
-        
-        self::logMessage('table doesnt exist', "OK");
-        $query = $con->query("INSERT INTO users (username, email, password, login_date, reg_ip, active) VALUES ( 'andreas', 'andreas@andreas.nl', 'jenk', '2019-01-01 14:35:33', '192.168.0.2', 1),
-                                                                                                               ( 'bram', 'bram@bram.nl', 'jenk', '2019-01-01 14:35:33', '192.168.0.1', 1)");
-        self::logMessage("created test users", "OK");
-        $query = $con->query("INSERT INTO `board` (`name`, `description`, `permLevel`) VALUES ('General Discussion', 'Plek om algemene discussie te voeren.', '0'), 
-                                                                                              ('Off Topic', 'Voor alle irrelevante zooi.', '0')");
-        self::logMessage("created test boards", "OK");
-        $query = $con->query("INSERT INTO `thread` (`users_ID`, `board_ID`, `title`, `text`, `date_created`) VALUES ('1', '1', 'Test thread', 'Deze thread is een test.', '2019-06-20 13:55:37'), 
-                                                                                                                    ('1', '2', 'Waa', 'Frist niffo', '2019-06-20 13:56:42')");
-        self::logMessage("created test threads", "OK");
-        $query = $con->query("INSERT INTO `reply` (`thread_ID`, `users_ID`, `content`, `date_created`) VALUES ('1', '1', 'heehee eks dee', '2019-06-21 11:01:57'), 
-                                                                                                              ('1', '1', 'hoi\r\n', '2019-06-21 11:07:25'), 
-                                                                                                              ('2', '2', 'fristi niBBa', '2019-06-21 11:08:08'), 
-                                                                                                              ('1', '1', 'was jouw prebleem', '2019-06-21 14:41:00'), 
-                                                                                                              ('1', '2', 'Mijn naam is bram', '2019-06-21 17:58:12'), 
-                                                                                                              ('1', '2', 'huh wuddufuq', '2019-06-21 17:58:29'), 
-                                                                                                              ('1', '1', 'huts a neef', '2019-06-21 17:59:27')");
-        self::logMessage("created test replies", "OK");
-    }
-    catch(PDOException $e){
-        self::logMessage("created test replies", "FAILURE");
-        die("pdo exception, cannot connect to sql:<br> $e");
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/testactions/model_testDBUser.php b/dev_mvc/model/testactions/model_testDBUser.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 29196f9..0000000
--- a/dev_mvc/model/testactions/model_testDBUser.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-if(isset($_POST['auth'])){
-    if($_POST['auth'] == getenv('ADMIN_ACTION_KEY')){
-        execute();
-    }
-}else{
-    echol('you have no authorization to do that');
-}
-function execute(){
-    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev_mvc/view/content_pagetemplate.php b/dev_mvc/view/content_pagetemplate.php
index fb9617b..8ea51a9 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/view/content_pagetemplate.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/view/content_pagetemplate.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php 
-require_once("./controller/MVCController.php");
+require_once(ROOT_DIR."./controller/MVCController.php");
 require_once("index.php");
 ?>
 <!DOCTYPE html>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require_once("index.php");
 	<body>
 		<header class="row">
 <?php 
-include_once("./view/webcontent/content_header.php");
+include_once(ROOT_DIR."./view/webcontent/content_header.php");
 ?>
 		</header>
 		<div class="main">
diff --git a/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_boards.php b/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_boards.php
index 6bcb0ff..0da0109 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_boards.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_boards.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
-require_once './model/forum/Thread.php';
-require_once './model/forum/User.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/Thread.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/User.php';
 foreach (MVCController::$viewData['boards'] as $board){ 
 	include './view/webcontent/modules/modules_boards/module_boardtable.php';
 }
diff --git a/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_error_login.php b/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_error_login.php
index 13d6cda..e754c7a 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_error_login.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_error_login.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Incorrect Email or Password.
 <?php 
-include_once('./view/webcontent/content_signin.php');
+include_once(ROOT_DIR.'./view/webcontent/content_signin.php');
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_header.php b/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_header.php
index 2e9369e..87789f9 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_header.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_header.php
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?php 
-require_once('./controller/UserSession.php');
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./controller/UserSession.php');
 if(UserSession::isUserSignedIn()){
-	include('./view/webcontent/header/header_signedin.php');
+	include(ROOT_DIR.'./view/webcontent/header/header_signedin.php');
 }
 else{
-	include('./view/webcontent/header/header_signedout.php');
+	include(ROOT_DIR.'./view/webcontent/header/header_signedout.php');
 }
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_showthread.php b/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_showthread.php
index 8a1385c..9145b1b 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_showthread.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/view/webcontent/content_showthread.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php 
-require_once './model/forum/Thread.php';
-require_once './model/forum/Reply.php';
-require_once './model/forum/User.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/Thread.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/Reply.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/User.php';
 //$thread = new Thread();
 $thread = MVCController::$viewData['thread'];
 $replies = $thread->getReplies();
diff --git a/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_boards.php b/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_boards.php
index 579a419..a84a2eb 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_boards.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_boards.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php
-require_once './controller/db/DBBoard.php';
-require_once './controller/db/DBThread.php';
-require_once './controller/db/DBUser.php';
-require_once './model/forum/Board.php';
-require_once './model/forum/Thread.php';
-require_once './model/forum/User.php';
-require_once './model/forum/Reply.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/DBBoard.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/DBThread.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/DBUser.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/Board.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/Thread.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/User.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/Reply.php';
 
 $boardTable = DBBoard::getBoards();
 $threadsTable = [];
diff --git a/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_home.php b/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_home.php
index ca17b06..ded983f 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_home.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_home.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php 
-require_once './controller/UserSession.php';
-require_once './controller/MVCController.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/UserSession.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/MVCController.php';
 if(UserSession::isUserSignedIn()){
 	MVCController::getMVCController()->overrideView("boards");
 }
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diff --git a/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_showthread.php b/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_showthread.php
index 8ae883b..20e4064 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_showthread.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_showthread.php
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 <?php
-require_once './controller/db/DBThread.php';
-require_once './controller/db/DBReply.php';
-require_once './controller/db/DBUser.php';
-require_once './model/forum/User.php';
-require_once './model/forum/Reply.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/DBThread.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/DBReply.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/DBUser.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/User.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./model/forum/Reply.php';
 if(isset($_GET['thread'])) {
 	$threadid = $_GET['thread'];
 } else {
 	$threadid = - 1;
 }
-// Get what we need from the database
-$threadData = DBThread::getThreadByID($threadid);
-$thread = new Thread($threadData['ID'], $threadData['users_ID'], $threadData['board_ID'], $threadData['title'], $threadData['text'], $threadData['date_created']);
+// Get what we need from the databas 
+$thread = DBThread::getThreadByID($threadid);
 $replyData = DBReply::getRepliesByThreadID($threadid);
 // array to store our reply objects in
 $replies = [ ];
@@ -31,4 +30,3 @@ $thread->setOwner($threadOwner);
 
 // Store data so it can be used in the view
 MVCController::$viewData['thread'] = $thread;
-?>
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diff --git a/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_signout.php b/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_signout.php
index 2896d01..9f55d15 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_signout.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_signout.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require_once('./controller/db/Database.php');
+require_once(ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/Database.php');
 Database::invalidateSession($_COOKIE['usersession']);
 session_destroy();
 ?>
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diff --git a/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_verify.php b/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_verify.php
index a46d161..46dcbe0 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_verify.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/viewmodel/viewmodel_verify.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
-require_once './controller/db/Database.php';
-require_once './controller/db/DBUser.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/Database.php';
+require_once ROOT_DIR.'./controller/db/DBUser.php';
 $key = '';
 if(isset($_GET['key'])){
     $key = $_GET['key'];