header.php

<?php
include("includes/connection.php");
include("functions/functions.php");
?>
<nav class="navbar navbar-default">
    <div class="container-fluid">
        <div class="navbar-header">
            <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1"
                data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false">
                <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
                <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                <span class="icon-bar"></span>
            </button>
            <a class="navbar-brand" href="home.php">Social Circle</a>
        </div>

        <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
            <ul class="nav navbar-nav">

                <?php 
			$user = $_SESSION['user_email'];
			$get_user = "select * from users where user_email='$user'"; 
			$run_user = mysqli_query($con,$get_user);
			$row=mysqli_fetch_array($run_user);
					
			$user_id = $row['user_id']; 
			$user_name = $row['user_name'];
			$first_name = $row['f_name'];
			$last_name = $row['l_name'];
			$describe_user = $row['describe_user'];
			$Relationship_status = $row['Relationship'];
			$user_pass = $row['user_pass'];
			$user_email = $row['user_email'];
			$user_country = $row['user_country'];
			$user_gender = $row['user_gender'];
			$user_birthday = $row['user_birthday'];
			$user_image = $row['user_image'];
			$user_cover = $row['user_cover'];
			$recovery_account = $row['recovery_account'];
			$register_date = $row['user_reg_date'];
					
					
			$user_posts = "select * from posts where user_id='$user_id'"; 
			$run_posts = mysqli_query($con,$user_posts); 
			$posts = mysqli_num_rows($run_posts);
			?>

                <li><a href='profile.php?<?php echo "u_id=$user_id" ?>'><?php echo "$first_name"; ?></a></li>
                <li><a href="home.php">Home</a></li>
                <li><a href="members.php">Find People</a></li>
                <li><a href="messages.php?u_id=new">Messages</a></li>


                <?php
						echo"

						<li class='dropdown'>
							<a href='#' class='dropdown-toggle' data-toggle='dropdown' role='button' aria-haspopup='true' aria-expanded='false'><span><i class='glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-down'></i></span></a>
							<ul class='dropdown-menu'>
								<li>
									<a href='my_post.php?u_id=$user_id'>My Posts <span class='badge badge-secondary'>$posts</span></a>
								</li>
								<li>
									<a href='edit_profile.php?u_id=$user_id'>Edit Account</a>
								</li>
								<li role='separator' class='divider'></li>
								<li>
									<a href='logout.php'>Logout</a>
								</li>
							</ul>
						</li>
						";
					?>
            </ul>
            <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
                <li class="dropdown">
                    <form class="navbar-form navbar-left" action="members.php">
                        <div class="form-group">
                            <input type="text" class="form-control" name="search_user" placeholder="Search">
                        </div>
                  
					   <button class="btn btn-info" type="submit" name="search_user_btn">
							Search</button>
				
					</form>
			 
                </li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </div>
</nav>