diff --git a/app/db_connector.php b/app/db_connector.php
index d058807..734b7a2 100755
--- a/app/db_connector.php
+++ b/app/db_connector.php
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 	  echo $e->getMessage();
   }
 
-function get_images($pdo) {
-  $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM images;");
-  $stmt->execute(); 
+function get_images($pdo, $search='%', $sort='img_date', $sdir='DESC') {
+  $params = array('search' => $search, 'sort' => $sort, 'sdir' => $sdir);
+  $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM images WHERE img_title LIKE CONCAT('%', :search ,'%') ORDER BY :sort :sdir;");
+  $stmt->execute($params);
   $data = $stmt->fetchAll();
 
   $img_list = '<ul class="img_list">';
diff --git a/public/image.php b/public/image.php
index c88a2ad..7a389ab 100755
--- a/public/image.php
+++ b/public/image.php
@@ -1,7 +1,46 @@
 <h1 class='cat_heading'>> chosen file type: image<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;listing files...</h1>
 
+<form class='db_utilities' method='POST'>
+  <label for='sel_order'>order by</label>
+  <select name='sel_order' id='sel_order'>
+    <option value='new'>newest</option>
+    <option value='old'>oldest</option>
+    <option value='az'>A - Z</option>
+    <option value='za'>Z -A</option>
+  </select>
+  <label for='inp_search'>search</label>
+  <input type='search' name='inp_search' id='inp_search'></input>
+  <input type='submit' value='filter'></input>
+</form>
+
 <?php
   include_once('../app/db_connector.php');
-  get_images($pdo);
+
+  if( isset($_POST['sel_order']) && isset($_POST['inp_search']) ) {
+    $sort = 'date'; 
+    $sdir = 'DESC';
+    var_dump($sort, $sdir);
+    switch($_POST['sel_order']) {
+      case 'new':
+        break;
+      case 'old':
+        $sdir = 'ASC';
+        break;
+      case 'az':
+        $sort = 'img_name';
+        $sdir = 'ASC';
+        break;
+      case 'za':
+        $sort = 'img_name';
+        break;
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+      
+    get_images($pdo, $_POST['inp_search'], $sort, $sdir);
+  }
+  else {
+    get_images($pdo);
+  }
 ?>
 
diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index 43db329..ab02f4f 100755
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
   <p class='footer_element'>
     <a href='./index.php?el=legal'>legal information</a>
     <a href='./index.php?el=privacy'>privacy policy</a>
+    <a href='./index.php?el=contact'>contact</a>
   </p>
   <p class='footer_element'><a href='https://layer-8.moe/'>layer-8.moe</a> is a non-commercial homepage created by a private individual in 2024</p>
   <p class='footer_element'> 
@@ -74,4 +75,4 @@
     &nbsp;<a href='https://quintern.xyz/'><img src='./resources/img/site-ad-quintern.gif'></a>
     &nbsp;<a href='https://gabrielbecker.com/'><img src='./resources/img/site-ad-gabriel.gif'></a>
   </p>
-</footer>
\ No newline at end of file
+</footer>
diff --git a/public/resources/stylesheet.css b/public/resources/stylesheet.css
index d69a502..1c4392f 100755
--- a/public/resources/stylesheet.css
+++ b/public/resources/stylesheet.css
@@ -138,3 +138,7 @@ footer {
   padding: 1rem;
   padding-left: 5rem;
 }
+
+.db_utilities {
+  padding: 2rem;
+}