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+<?php
+/**
+ * UNIFIED HEADER TEMPLATE
+ * 
+ * Replaces header01.php and header02.php with a single configurable template.
+ * 
+ * Usage:
+ *   $headerStyle = 'dark';  // or 'light'
+ *   require_once("header.php");
+ * 
+ * Styles:
+ *   'dark' = White text on dark background (header01 style)
+ *   'light' = Dark text on light background (header02 style)
+ */
+
+// Set default style if not provided
+$headerStyle = $headerStyle ?? 'light';
+
+ob_start();
+require_once("env.php");
+require_once("session.php");
+require_once("connection.php");
+require_once("functions.php");
+
+$is_logged_in = isset($_SESSION['user_id']);
+if (isset($_SESSION['user_id'])) {
+    $is_member = getUserMemberStatus($_SESSION['user_id']);
+    $pending_member = getUserMemberStatusPending($_SESSION['user_id']);
+    $user_id = $_SESSION['user_id'];
+} else {
+    $is_member = false;
+}
+$role = getUserRole();
+logVisitor();
+
+// Determine styling based on headerStyle parameter
+$headerClasses = 'main-header header-one';
+$headerBgClass = '';
+$logoImg = 'assets/images/logos/logo.png';
+$mobileLogoImg = 'assets/images/logos/logo.png';
+$textColor = '#fff'; // Default for dark style
+$btnTextColor = '#fff';
+
+if ($headerStyle === 'light') {
+    $headerBgClass = 'bg-white';
+    $logoImg = 'assets/images/logos/logo-two.png';
+    $mobileLogoImg = 'assets/images/logos/logo-two.png';
+    $textColor = '#111111';
+    $btnTextColor = '#111111';
+} else {
+    // Dark style
+    $headerClasses .= ' white-menu menu-absolute';
+    $headerBgClass = '';
+}
+?>
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="zxx">
+
+<head>
+    <!-- Required meta tags -->
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="description" content="">
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
+
+    <!-- Title -->
+    <title>4WDCSA - The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa</title>
+    <!-- Favicon Icon -->
+    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="assets/images/logos/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
+    <!-- Google Fonts -->
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Outfit:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
+    <?php if ($headerStyle === 'light'): ?>
+        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons" rel="stylesheet">
+    <?php endif; ?>
+    <!-- Flaticon -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/flaticon.min.css">
+    <!-- Font Awesome -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/fontawesome-5.14.0.min.css">
+    <!-- Bootstrap -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/bootstrap.min.css">
+    <!-- Magnific Popup -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/magnific-popup.min.css">
+    <!-- Nice Select -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/nice-select.min.css">
+    <?php if ($headerStyle === 'light'): ?>
+        <!-- jQuery UI -->
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/jquery-ui.min.css">
+    <?php endif; ?>
+    <!-- Animate -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/aos.css">
+    <?php if ($headerStyle === 'light'): ?>
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/aos@2.3.4/dist/aos.css" onload="AOS.init();">
+    <?php endif; ?>
+    <!-- Slick -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/slick.min.css">
+    <!-- Main Style -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/style_new.css<?php echo ($headerStyle === 'dark') ? '?v=1' : ''; ?>">
+    <?php if ($headerStyle === 'dark'): ?>
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="header_css.css">
+    <?php endif; ?>
+
+    <script id="mcjs">
+        ! function(c, h, i, m, p) {
+            m = c.createElement(h), p = c.getElementsByTagName(h)[0], m.async = 1, m.src = i, p.parentNode.insertBefore(m, p)
+        }(document, "script", "https://chimpstatic.com/mcjs-connected/js/users/3c26590bcc200ef52edc0bec2/b960bfcd9c876f911833ca3f0.js");
+    </script>
+
+</head>
+
+<style>
+    .mobile-only {
+        display: none;
+    }
+
+    @media (max-width: 1199px) {
+        .mobile-only {
+            display: block;
+        }
+    }
+
+    .profile-menu {
+        position: relative;
+        display: inline-block;
+    }
+
+    .profile-info {
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        cursor: pointer;
+    }
+
+    .profile-info span {
+        margin-right: 10px;
+    }
+
+    .profile-pic {
+        width: 50px;
+        height: 50px;
+        border-radius: 50%;
+        margin-right: 10px;
+        object-fit: cover;
+        /* Ensures the image fits without distortion */
+    }
+
+    .dropdown-arrow {
+        font-size: 16px;
+    }
+
+    .dropdown-menu2 {
+        display: none;
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 100%;
+        right: 0;
+        background-color: #fff;
+        box-shadow: <?php echo ($headerStyle === 'light') ? '2px 2px 5px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), -2px 0px 5px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)' : '0px 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)'; ?>;
+        /* border-radius: 5px; */
+        min-width: 250px;
+        z-index: 1000;
+        font-size: 18px;
+    }
+
+    .dropdown-menu2 ul {
+        list-style-type: none;
+        padding: 0;
+        margin: 0;
+    }
+
+    .dropdown-menu2 ul li {
+        padding: 8px;
+        border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
+    }
+
+    .dropdown-menu22 ul li a {
+        text-decoration: none;
+        color: #333;
+    }
+
+    .dropdown-menu22 ul li:hover {
+        background-color: #f8f8f8;
+    }
+
+    <?php if ($headerStyle === 'light'): ?>
+    .page-banner-area {
+        position: relative;
+        background-size: cover;
+        background-position: center;
+        overflow: hidden;
+    }
+
+    .banner-overlay {
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0;
+        left: 0;
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 100%;
+        background-image: url('assets/images/banner/tracks7.png');
+        /* Replace with your PNG */
+        background-repeat: no-repeat;
+        background-size: cover;
+        background-position: center;
+        z-index: 1;
+        pointer-events: none;
+    }
+
+    /* Make sure your content is above the overlays */
+    .banner-inner {
+        position: relative;
+        z-index: 3;
+    }
+    <?php endif; ?>
+</style>
+
+<body>
+    <div class="page-wrapper">
+
+        <!-- Preloader -->
+        <div class="preloader">
+            <div class="custom-loader"></div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- main header -->
+        <header class="<?php echo $headerClasses; ?>">
+            <!--Header-Upper-->
+            <div class="header-upper <?php echo $headerBgClass; ?> py-30 rpy-0">
+                <div class="container-fluid clearfix">
+
+                    <div class="header-inner rel d-flex align-items-center">
+                        <div class="logo-outer">
+                            <div class="logo" style="width:200px;"><a href="index.php"><img src="<?php echo $logoImg; ?>" alt="Logo" title="Logo"></a></div>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div class="nav-outer mx-lg-auto ps-xxl-5 clearfix">
+                            <!-- Main Menu -->
+                            <nav class="main-menu navbar-expand-lg">
+                                <div class="navbar-header">
+                                    <div class="mobile-logo">
+                                        <a href="index.php">
+                                            <img src="<?php echo $mobileLogoImg; ?>" alt="Logo" title="Logo">
+                                        </a>
+                                    </div>
+
+                                    <!-- Toggle Button -->
+                                    <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target=".navbar-collapse">
+                                        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
+                                        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
+                                        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
+                                    </button>
+                                </div>
+
+                                <div class="navbar-collapse collapse clearfix">
+                                    <ul class="navigation clearfix">
+                                        <li><a href="index.php">Home</a></li>
+                                        <li><a href="about.php">About</a></li>
+                                        <li><a href="trips.php">Trips</a>
+                                            <?php if ($headerStyle === 'dark'): ?>
+                                            <ul>
+                                                <li><a href="tour-list.html">Tour List</a></li>
+                                                <li><a href="tour-grid.html">Tour Grid</a></li>
+                                                <li><a href="tour-sidebar.html">Tour Sidebar</a></li>
+                                                <li><a href="trip-details.php">Tour Details</a></li>
+                                                <li><a href="tour-guide.html">Tour Guide</a></li>
+                                            </ul>
+                                            <?php endif; ?>
+                                        </li>
+                                        <li class="dropdown"><a href="#">Training</a>
+                                            <ul>
+                                                <li><a href="driver_training.php">Basic 4X4 Driver Training</a></li>
+                                                <li><a href="bush_mechanics.php">Bush Mechanics</a></li>
+                                                <li><a href="rescue_recovery.php">Rescue & Recovery</a></li>
+                                            </ul>
+                                        </li>
+                                        <li><a href="events.php">Events</a></li>
+                                        <li><a href="blog.php">Blog</a></li>
+                                        <?php if ($role === 'admin' || $role === 'superadmin') { ?>
+                                            <li class="dropdown"><a href="#">admin</a>
+                                                <ul>
+                                                    <li><a href="admin_web_users.php">Website Users</a></li>
+                                                    <li><a href="admin_members.php">4WDCSA Members</a></li>
+                                                    <li><a href="admin_trip_bookings.php">Trip Bookings</a></li>
+                                                    <li><a href="admin_course_bookings.php">Course Bookings</a></li>
+                                                    <li><a href="admin_efts.php">EFT Payments</a></li>
+                                                    <li><a href="process_payments.php">Process Payments</a></li>
+                                                    <?php if ($role === 'superadmin') { ?>
+                                                    <li><a href="admin_visitors.php">Visitor Log</a></li>
+                                                    <?php } ?>
+                                                </ul>
+                                            </li>
+                                        <?php } ?>
+                                        <li><a href="contact.php">Contact</a></li>
+                                        <?php if ($is_member) : ?>
+                                            <li class="dropdown"><a href="#">Members Area</a>
+                                                <ul>
+                                                    <li><a href="#">Coming Soon!</a></li>
+                                                </ul>
+                                            </li>
+                                        <?php endif; ?>
+
+                                        <?php if ($is_logged_in) : ?>
+                                            <li class="dropdown"><a href="#">My Account</a>
+                                                <ul>
+                                                    <li><a href="account_settings.php">Account Settings</a></li>
+                                                    <li><a href="membership_details.php">Membership</a></li>
+                                                    <li><a href="bookings.php">My Bookings</a></li>
+                                                    <li><a href="submit_pop.php">Submit P.O.P</a></li>
+                                                    <li><a href="logout.php">Log Out</a></li>
+                                                </ul>
+                                            </li>
+                                        <?php else : ?>
+                                            <li class="nav-item d-xl-none"><a href="login.php">Log In</a></li>
+                                        <?php endif; ?>
+                                    </ul>
+                                </div>
+
+                            </nav>
+                            <!-- Main Menu End-->
+                        </div>
+
+                        <!-- Menu Button -->
+                        <div class="menu-btns py-10">
+                            <?php if ($is_logged_in) : ?>
+                                <div class="profile-menu">
+                                    <div class="profile-info">
+                                        <span style="color: <?php echo $textColor; ?>;">Welcome, <?php echo $_SESSION['first_name']; ?></span>
+                                        <a href="account_settings.php">
+                                            <img src="<?php echo $_SESSION['profile_pic']; ?>?v=<?php echo time(); ?>" alt="Profile Picture" class="profile-pic">
+                                        </a>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                            <?php else : ?>
+                                <a href="login.php" class="theme-btn style-two bgc-secondary">
+                                    <span data-hover="Log In">Log In</span>
+                                    <i class="fal fa-arrow-right"></i>
+                                </a>
+                            <?php endif; ?>
+                        </div>
+
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <!--End Header Upper-->
+        </header>
+
+        <script>
+            document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+                const profileInfo = document.querySelector('.profile-info');
+                if (profileInfo) {
+                    profileInfo.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
+                        const dropdownMenu = document.querySelector('.dropdown-menu2');
+                        if (dropdownMenu) {
+                            dropdownMenu.style.display = dropdownMenu.style.display === 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
+                            event.stopPropagation();
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+
+                document.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
+                    const dropdownMenu = document.querySelector('.dropdown-menu2');
+                    const profileMenu = document.querySelector('.profile-menu');
+                    if (profileMenu && dropdownMenu && !profileMenu.contains(event.target)) {
+                        dropdownMenu.style.display = 'none';
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        </script>
