diff --git a/Courses.php b/Courses.php
index 182edaa..4b98a44 100644
--- a/Courses.php
+++ b/Courses.php
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ function extend_deadline(id) {
     $student_id= $_SESSION['user_student_id'];
     if(!empty($_GET["search"]) || !empty($_GET["faculty"]))
     {
-        $search=$_GET["search"];
+       //use trim to remove whitespaces//
+        $search=trim($_GET["search"]);  
         $faculty=$_GET["faculty"];
     
        
diff --git a/Script.php b/Script.php
index b00e8d5..c1f57cb 100644
--- a/Script.php
+++ b/Script.php
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ function mkdirs($path)
          
          
     $deadline = $deadlinedate." ".$deadlinetime;
-    $date =  date("Y-m-d H:i");
+    $date =  date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
             
        
        
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ function checksize($file)
     $url = mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST["url"]);
     
     $deadline = $deadlinedate." ".$deadlinetime;
-    $date = date("Y-m-d H:i");
+    $date = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
     
     // GET UPLOADED FILES
     $labName = mysqli_query($con,"SELECT * FROM `lab_reports_table` WHERE Lab_Report_ID=$lab_id");
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ function checksize($file)
         echo " Marks could not be greater than total";
         return;
     }
-    $date=  date("Y-m-d H:i");
+    $date=  date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
     $feedback="<br>@$date : ".$feedback;
         
     $sql="UPDATE `lab_report_submissions` SET `Marks`='$marks',`Status`='$status',"