diff --git a/src/pages/gallery/gallery.php b/src/pages/gallery/gallery.php
index 78086da4..1f64ea55 100644
--- a/src/pages/gallery/gallery.php
+++ b/src/pages/gallery/gallery.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ require_once($rootPath . '/components/banner.php');
                 <div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 30px;">
                     <h2>Member Photo Gallery</h2>
                     <a href="create_album" class="theme-btn create-album-btn">
-                        <i class="far fa-plus"></i> Create Album
+                        <i class="far fa-plus"></i>  Create Album
                     </a>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/src/processors/delete_album.php b/src/processors/delete_album.php
index 3d2675e9..b964fae7 100644
--- a/src/processors/delete_album.php
+++ b/src/processors/delete_album.php
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <?php
-session_start();
+$rootPath = dirname(dirname(__DIR__));
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/env.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/session.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/connection.php');
 
 if (!isset($_SESSION['user_id'])) {
     http_response_code(403);
     exit('Forbidden');
 }
 
-$rootPath = dirname(dirname(dirname(__DIR__)));
-require_once($rootPath . '/connection.php');
-
 $album_id = intval($_GET['id'] ?? 0);
 
 if (!$album_id) {
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ if (!$album_id) {
     exit('Album ID is required');
 }
 
-$conn = openDatabaseConnection();
-
 // Verify ownership
 $albumCheck = $conn->prepare("SELECT user_id FROM photo_albums WHERE album_id = ?");
 $albumCheck->bind_param("i", $album_id);
diff --git a/src/processors/delete_photo.php b/src/processors/delete_photo.php
index 30494420..40931e92 100644
--- a/src/processors/delete_photo.php
+++ b/src/processors/delete_photo.php
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <?php
-session_start();
+$rootPath = dirname(dirname(__DIR__));
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/env.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/session.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/connection.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/functions.php');
 
 if (!isset($_SESSION['user_id']) || $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'POST') {
     http_response_code(403);
     exit(json_encode(['error' => 'Forbidden']));
 }
 
-$rootPath = dirname(dirname(dirname(__DIR__)));
-require_once($rootPath . '/connection.php');
-require_once($rootPath . '/functions.php');
-
 // Validate CSRF token
 if (!isset($_POST['csrf_token']) || !validateCSRFToken($_POST['csrf_token'])) {
     http_response_code(400);
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ if (!$photo_id) {
     exit(json_encode(['error' => 'Photo ID is required']));
 }
 
-$conn = openDatabaseConnection();
-
 // Get photo and verify ownership through album
 $photoStmt = $conn->prepare("
     SELECT p.photo_id, p.album_id, p.file_path, a.user_id 
diff --git a/src/processors/get_album_photos.php b/src/processors/get_album_photos.php
index 04ea8c55..cfaafff2 100644
--- a/src/processors/get_album_photos.php
+++ b/src/processors/get_album_photos.php
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <?php
-session_start();
+$rootPath = dirname(dirname(__DIR__));
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/env.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/session.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/connection.php');
 
 if (!isset($_SESSION['user_id'])) {
     http_response_code(403);
     exit(json_encode(['error' => 'Unauthorized']));
 }
 
-$rootPath = dirname(dirname(dirname(__DIR__)));
-require_once($rootPath . '/connection.php');
-
 $album_id = intval($_GET['id'] ?? 0);
 
 if (!$album_id) {
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ if (!$album_id) {
     exit(json_encode(['error' => 'Album ID is required']));
 }
 
-$conn = openDatabaseConnection();
-
 // Verify album exists and user has access
 $albumCheck = $conn->prepare("SELECT user_id FROM photo_albums WHERE album_id = ?");
 $albumCheck->bind_param("i", $album_id);
diff --git a/src/processors/save_album.php b/src/processors/save_album.php
index dc8aa967..1638c00d 100644
--- a/src/processors/save_album.php
+++ b/src/processors/save_album.php
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <?php
-session_start();
+$rootPath = dirname(dirname(__DIR__));
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/env.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/session.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/connection.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/functions.php');
 
 if (!isset($_SESSION['user_id']) || $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'POST') {
     http_response_code(403);
@@ -12,12 +16,6 @@ if (!isset($_POST['csrf_token']) || !validateCSRFToken($_POST['csrf_token'])) {
     exit('Invalid request');
 }
 
-$rootPath = dirname(dirname(dirname(__DIR__)));
-require_once($rootPath . '/connection.php');
-require_once($rootPath . '/functions.php');
-
-$conn = openDatabaseConnection();
-
 $title = trim($_POST['title'] ?? '');
 $description = trim($_POST['description'] ?? '');
 $user_id = $_SESSION['user_id'];
@@ -138,9 +136,7 @@ try {
             rmdir($albumDir);
         }
         // Delete album record (will cascade delete photos)
-        $cleanupConn = openDatabaseConnection();
-        $cleanupConn->query("DELETE FROM photo_albums WHERE album_id = " . intval($album_id));
-        $cleanupConn->close();
+        $conn->query("DELETE FROM photo_albums WHERE album_id = " . intval($album_id));
     }
 
     http_response_code(400);
diff --git a/src/processors/update_album.php b/src/processors/update_album.php
index 297d70ab..93b6b0e7 100644
--- a/src/processors/update_album.php
+++ b/src/processors/update_album.php
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <?php
-session_start();
+$rootPath = dirname(dirname(__DIR__));
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/env.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/session.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/connection.php');
+require_once($rootPath . '/src/config/functions.php');
 
 if (!isset($_SESSION['user_id']) || $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'POST') {
     http_response_code(403);
@@ -12,12 +16,6 @@ if (!isset($_POST['csrf_token']) || !validateCSRFToken($_POST['csrf_token'])) {
     exit('Invalid request');
 }
 
-$rootPath = dirname(dirname(dirname(__DIR__)));
-require_once($rootPath . '/connection.php');
-require_once($rootPath . '/functions.php');
-
-$conn = openDatabaseConnection();
-
 $album_id = intval($_POST['album_id'] ?? 0);
 $title = trim($_POST['title'] ?? '');
 $description = trim($_POST['description'] ?? '');