diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 720c88e..baacb71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ Anyways, let's get to the *how*.
 	- SQL_PASSWORD
 	- SQL_DATABASE
  - Changes to php.ini should include:
-	 - adding the /docs/common/header.hp and /docs/common/footer.php as
-		the auto_prepend_file and auto_append_file
 	 - Enabling the pdo_mysql extension
 	 - Setting the file_uploads on and setting max upload (and post) size,
 		if you are going to make use of that function. Please note that it is
@@ -46,6 +44,10 @@ Anyways, let's get to the *how*.
  - The basic skeleton for any document should be:
 ```php
 <?php
+ $COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+ include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 // Display the header with desired title.
 display_header(<PAGETITLE>);
 ?>
@@ -53,6 +55,10 @@ display_header(<PAGETITLE>);
 <!--
 Your main content here, try to wrap it in <article> tags for nice padding
 -->
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+?>
 ```
  - Do check out the already existing css rules before adding your own, the rule
 	for what you are trying to create might already exist. I might add a more
diff --git a/assets/errors/403.php b/assets/errors/403.php
index 3faf08a..bfea877 100644
--- a/assets/errors/403.php
+++ b/assets/errors/403.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = "./../../docs/common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 display_header("403: Forbidden");
 ?>
 
@@ -8,3 +12,7 @@ display_header("403: Forbidden");
 <img src="https://assets.zdenekborovec.cz/upload/3e0cef92-8dad-4085-9db4-e9c8e1437e0a/c7ec620b-1666-4ab9-ad35-ad3daf1b53b2.png" alt="Internet meme image of a confused-looking cat with a text reading &quot;Hey you... What are you doing here??&quot;">
 </div>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/assets/errors/404.php b/assets/errors/404.php
index 1797052..4c54e00 100644
--- a/assets/errors/404.php
+++ b/assets/errors/404.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = "./../../docs/common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 display_header("404: Not Found");
 ?>
 
@@ -8,3 +12,7 @@ display_header("404: Not Found");
 <img src="https://assets.zdenekborovec.cz/upload/7316caee796b4cb280cc769ea5f852fa/32a6269147ce4c6c813d4f0449ae1da9/9f532c593d134c6dad5bc63684fe22c2" alt="GIF of a cat hiding in a cupboard">
 </div>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/assets/errors/500.php b/assets/errors/500.php
index 84047fd..14405ec 100644
--- a/assets/errors/500.php
+++ b/assets/errors/500.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = "./../../docs/common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 display_header("500: Internal Server Error");
 ?>
 
@@ -8,3 +12,7 @@ display_header("500: Internal Server Error");
 <img src="https://assets.zdenekborovec.cz/upload/bddac3669dd44acc8a41e2f935c94a3a/0c5f9e325ba34c02a24f53e50a1cc68d/62aa400be23d4c5ab3f6e2abe666d070" alt="GIF of a very confused cat.">
 </div>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/assets/errors/503.php b/assets/errors/503.php
index 66de481..ba72111 100644
--- a/assets/errors/503.php
+++ b/assets/errors/503.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = "./../../docs/common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 display_header("503: Service Unavailable");
 ?>
 
@@ -8,3 +12,7 @@ display_header("503: Service Unavailable");
 <img src="https://assets.zdenekborovec.cz/upload/db3181344f0249a09fbc2ba1096b35c4/4b974e9c1e214ea4ad57174a33aa1c4f/bb9d675f430f4fd8990fd3a993a7ee96" alt="GIF of a cat going to work in a cardboard box.">
 </div>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/docs/www/blog/article.php b/docs/www/blog/article.php
index 39e5f88..e0855e6 100644
--- a/docs/www/blog/article.php
+++ b/docs/www/blog/article.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 class BlogpostComment
 {
 	public $comment_id;
@@ -367,8 +371,9 @@ function load_blog($conn, $blogId){
 
 // Check DB connection
 if($conn == null){
-	include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/503.php");
-	include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/../common/footer.php");
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"]." 503 Not Foud", true, 503);
+	include_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/504.php");
+	include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 	die();
 }
 
@@ -396,9 +401,9 @@ $blogId = sanitize_input($_GET["guid"]);
 
 // If no ID was entered, display warning and die.
 if(!$blogId) {
-	display_header("No article requested.");
-	include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/404.php");
-	include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/../common/footer.php");
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"]." 404 Not Foud", true, 404);
+	include_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/404.php");
+	include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 	die();
 }
 
@@ -406,9 +411,9 @@ $blogPost = load_blog($conn, $blogId);
 
 // If no ID was entered, display warning and die.
 if(!$blogPost) {
-	display_header("Article not found");
-	include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/404.php");
-	include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/../common/footer.php");
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"]." 404 Not Foud", true, 404);
+	include_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/404.php");
+	include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 	die();
 }
 
@@ -439,4 +444,6 @@ printf("
 
 // Display the blog comments
 $blogPost->display_comments();
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 ?>
diff --git a/docs/www/blog/index.php b/docs/www/blog/index.php
index 8856d7b..a10643c 100755
--- a/docs/www/blog/index.php
+++ b/docs/www/blog/index.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 /**
  * Display a blog-preview div
  */
@@ -40,8 +44,9 @@ function display_blog_preview($blogpost_id, $title, $abstract,
 function display_blog_previews($conn){
 	// Check DB connection
 	if($conn == null){
-		include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/503.php");
-		include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/../common/footer.php");
+		header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"]." 503 Service Unavailable", true, 503);
+		include_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/503.php");
+		include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 		die();
 	}
 
@@ -95,4 +100,6 @@ display_header("Blogs");
 
 <?php
 display_blog_previews($conn);
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 ?>
diff --git a/docs/www/deleteaccount.php b/docs/www/deleteaccount.php
index 7121df6..b16cac3 100644
--- a/docs/www/deleteaccount.php
+++ b/docs/www/deleteaccount.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 // Error string for the content deletion confirmation
 $confStringErr = "";
 
@@ -9,10 +13,12 @@ $confStringErr = "";
 function delete_user($conn, $confirmString) {
 	global $confStringErr;
 
+	$conn = null;
 	// Check DB connection
 	if($conn == null){
-		include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/503.php");
-		include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/../common/footer.php");
+		header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"]." 503 Service Unavailable", true, 503);
+		include_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/503.php");
+		include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 		die();
 	}
 
@@ -155,4 +161,6 @@ else{
 	Please sign in to delete your account.
 	</article>");
 }
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 ?>
diff --git a/docs/www/errors/403.php b/docs/www/errors/403.php
index 3faf08a..b67efb9 100644
--- a/docs/www/errors/403.php
+++ b/docs/www/errors/403.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 display_header("403: Forbidden");
 ?>
 
@@ -8,3 +12,7 @@ display_header("403: Forbidden");
 <img src="https://assets.zdenekborovec.cz/upload/3e0cef92-8dad-4085-9db4-e9c8e1437e0a/c7ec620b-1666-4ab9-ad35-ad3daf1b53b2.png" alt="Internet meme image of a confused-looking cat with a text reading &quot;Hey you... What are you doing here??&quot;">
 </div>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/docs/www/errors/404.php b/docs/www/errors/404.php
index 1797052..8c670e3 100644
--- a/docs/www/errors/404.php
+++ b/docs/www/errors/404.php
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <?php
-display_header("404: Not Found");
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
+display_header("403: Forbidden");
 ?>
 
 <article>
@@ -8,3 +12,7 @@ display_header("404: Not Found");
 <img src="https://assets.zdenekborovec.cz/upload/7316caee796b4cb280cc769ea5f852fa/32a6269147ce4c6c813d4f0449ae1da9/9f532c593d134c6dad5bc63684fe22c2" alt="GIF of a cat hiding in a cupboard">
 </div>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/docs/www/errors/500.php b/docs/www/errors/500.php
index 84047fd..0b2cf9d 100644
--- a/docs/www/errors/500.php
+++ b/docs/www/errors/500.php
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <?php
-display_header("500: Internal Server Error");
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
+display_header("403: Forbidden");
 ?>
 
 <article>
@@ -8,3 +12,7 @@ display_header("500: Internal Server Error");
 <img src="https://assets.zdenekborovec.cz/upload/bddac3669dd44acc8a41e2f935c94a3a/0c5f9e325ba34c02a24f53e50a1cc68d/62aa400be23d4c5ab3f6e2abe666d070" alt="GIF of a very confused cat.">
 </div>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/docs/www/errors/503.php b/docs/www/errors/503.php
index 66de481..b947580 100644
--- a/docs/www/errors/503.php
+++ b/docs/www/errors/503.php
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+
 <?php
-display_header("503: Service Unavailable");
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
+display_header("403: Forbidden");
 ?>
 
 <article>
@@ -8,3 +13,7 @@ display_header("503: Service Unavailable");
 <img src="https://assets.zdenekborovec.cz/upload/db3181344f0249a09fbc2ba1096b35c4/4b974e9c1e214ea4ad57174a33aa1c4f/bb9d675f430f4fd8990fd3a993a7ee96" alt="GIF of a cat going to work in a cardboard box.">
 </div>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/docs/www/fileupload.php b/docs/www/fileupload.php
index 2a7f682..5929031 100644
--- a/docs/www/fileupload.php
+++ b/docs/www/fileupload.php
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 // If the user does not have the 1000 0000 permission,
 // throw a 403: Forbidden error.
 if(!(bool)($_SESSION["current_user"]->permissions & 128)) {
 	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"]." 403 Forbidden", true, 403);
-	include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/403.php");
-	include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/../common/footer.php");
+	include_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/403.php");
+	include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 	die();
 }
 
@@ -41,3 +45,7 @@ if(isset($_POST["submit"])) {
 	<input name="userfile" type="file">
     <input name="submit" type="submit" value="Send File">
 </form>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/docs/www/index.php b/docs/www/index.php
index b1d0dce..3ede584 100755
--- a/docs/www/index.php
+++ b/docs/www/index.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 display_header("About");
 ?>
 
@@ -74,3 +78,7 @@ display_header("About");
 		Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and while I can appreciate this look is unusual, I really dig it. You are always free to make your own custom css for my site, of course. Hmm, now I am thinking about adding built-in customisation support, but that would require user settings, and having users makes no sense until theres some kind of user interaction like a forum, or article comments, or something like that. I will save that one for later.
 	</p>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/docs/www/login.php b/docs/www/login.php
index 6bf6d68..1540250 100644
--- a/docs/www/login.php
+++ b/docs/www/login.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 // Define previous attempt and error variables and set to empty values.
 $usernameOld = $passwordOld = "";
 $usernameErr = $passwordErr = "";
@@ -15,8 +19,9 @@ function attempt_login($conn, $username, $password) {
 
 	// Check DB connection
 	if($conn == null){
-		include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/503.php");
-		include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/../common/footer.php");
+		header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"]." 503 Service Unavailable", true, 503);
+		include_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/503.php");
+		include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 		die();
 	}
 
@@ -122,3 +127,7 @@ display_header("Login");
 		<input name="submit" type="submit" tabindex="3" value="Send">
 	</form>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/docs/www/privacy.php b/docs/www/privacy.php
index df80228..8e003ff 100644
--- a/docs/www/privacy.php
+++ b/docs/www/privacy.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 display_header("Privacy policy");
 ?>
 
diff --git a/docs/www/random/conversions.php b/docs/www/random/conversions.php
index 73272d6..83fb58e 100644
--- a/docs/www/random/conversions.php
+++ b/docs/www/random/conversions.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 display_header("Unit conversions");
 ?>
 
@@ -185,3 +189,7 @@ display_header("Unit conversions");
 		</tr>
 	</table>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/docs/www/random/index.php b/docs/www/random/index.php
index 2680dcf..586b910 100644
--- a/docs/www/random/index.php
+++ b/docs/www/random/index.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 display_header("Random tools");
 ?>
 
@@ -12,3 +16,7 @@ display_header("Random tools");
 		</li>
 	</ul>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>
diff --git a/docs/www/register.php b/docs/www/register.php
index 6f34027..9ebcb28 100644
--- a/docs/www/register.php
+++ b/docs/www/register.php
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?php
+$COMMONS = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../common";
+
+include_once($COMMONS."/header.php");
+
 // Define previous attempt and error variables and set to empty values.
 $usernameOld = $passwordOld = $passwordConfOld = "";
 $usernameErr = $passwordErr = "";
@@ -17,8 +21,9 @@ function attempt_register($conn, $username, $password, $passwordConf) {
 
 	// Check DB connection
 	if($conn == null){
-		include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/503.php");
-		include($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/../common/footer.php");
+		header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"]." 503 Service Unavailable", true, 503);
+		include_once($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/errors/503.php");
+		include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
 		die();
 	}
 
@@ -221,3 +226,7 @@ if (isset($_POST["submit"])) {
 	you minimize this risk.
 	</p>
 </article>
+
+<?php
+include_once($COMMONS."/footer.php");
+?>