diff --git a/application/config/database.php b/application/config/database.php
index de9475a..e8ab51e 100644
--- a/application/config/database.php
+++ b/application/config/database.php
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ $query_builder = TRUE;
 $db['default'] = array(
 	'dsn'	=> '',
 	'hostname' => 'localhost',
-	'username' => 'root',
-	'password' => '',
+	'username' => 'jostheta',
+	'password' => 'Pa$$w0rd',
 	'database' => 'gforms',
 	'dbdriver' => 'mysqli',
 	'dbprefix' => '',
diff --git a/application/controllers/Forms.php b/application/controllers/Forms.php
index f6580e2..f8120ea 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Forms.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Forms.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class Forms extends CI_Controller
     
         $form_id = $this->input->post('form_id');
         $responses = $this->input->post('responses');
-        $questions = $this->Form_model->get_questions_by_form_id($form_id); // Assuming you have a method to get questions by form_id
+        $questions = $this->Form_model->get_questions_by_form_id($form_id);
     
         $errors = [];
     
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ class Forms extends CI_Controller
         }
     
         if (!empty($errors)) {
-            $this->session->set_flashdata('errors', $errors);
-            $this->session->set_flashdata('responses', $responses); // Persisting responses
-            redirect('forms/respond_form/' . $form_id); // Redirect back to the form
+            $this->output
+                 ->set_content_type('application/json')
+                 ->set_output(json_encode(['success' => false, 'errors' => $errors]));
         } else {
             if ($this->Form_model->save_responses($form_id, $responses)) {
                 $this->output
@@ -250,6 +250,30 @@ class Forms extends CI_Controller
         }
     }
     
+    
+    public function respond_form($form_id) {
+        $this->load->model('Form_model');
+    
+        $form = $this->Form_model->get_form_by_id($form_id);
+        $questions = $this->Form_model->get_questions_by_form_id($form_id);
+    
+        $responses = $this->session->flashdata('responses');
+        $errors = $this->session->flashdata('errors');
+        $success = $this->session->flashdata('success');
+        $error = $this->session->flashdata('error');
+    
+        $data = [
+            'form' => $form,
+            'questions' => $questions,
+            'responses' => $responses,
+            'errors' => $errors,
+            'success' => $success,
+            'error' => $error,
+        ];
+    
+        $this->load->view('forms/respond_form', $data);
+    }
+    
 
     // List all forms of the current logged-in user
     public function list_user_forms() {
diff --git a/application/views/forms/respond_form.php b/application/views/forms/respond_form.php
index fb828f7..3bc302e 100644
--- a/application/views/forms/respond_form.php
+++ b/application/views/forms/respond_form.php
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
                 <div class="form_container_top_desc"><?= htmlspecialchars($form->description, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>
                 </div>
             </div>
+
+            <?php if (isset($success)): ?>
+                <div class="alert alert-success"><?= $success ?></div>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+
+            <?php if (isset($error)): ?>
+                <div class="alert alert-danger"><?= $error ?></div>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+
             <form id="response-form" action="<?= base_url('forms/submit_response') ?>" method="post">
                 <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="<?= $form->form_id ?>">
                 <div id="questions-container">
@@ -16,7 +25,7 @@
                         $responses = $this->session->flashdata('responses');
                         ?>
                         <?php foreach ($questions as $index => $question): ?>
-                            <div class="question-box"
+                            <div class="question-box" data-question-id="<?= $question->question_id ?>"
                                 data-question-type="<?= htmlspecialchars($question->question_type, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>"
                                 data-required="<?= $question->is_required ? 'true' : 'false' ?>">
                                 <div class="question-box_header">
@@ -36,7 +45,6 @@
                                         <textarea class="response-text-area" style="color:black;font-style:normal;"
                                             name="responses[<?= $question->question_id ?>]"
                                             placeholder="Your Answer"><?php echo isset($responses[$question->question_id]) ? htmlspecialchars($responses[$question->question_id], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') : ''; ?></textarea>
-
                                     </div>
                                 <?php else: ?>
                                     <div id="options-container">
diff --git a/application/views/forms/view_response.php b/application/views/forms/view_response.php
index 9987733..92ecb17 100644
--- a/application/views/forms/view_response.php
+++ b/application/views/forms/view_response.php
@@ -1,23 +1,33 @@
 <div class="page_layout">
     <br>
     <div class="section">
-    <div class="form_container-response">
+        <div class="form_container-response">
             <div class="form_container_top">
-                <div class = "form_container_top_title" style="border-bottom:none;"><?= htmlspecialchars($form->title, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?></div>
-                <div class = "form_container_top_desc" style="border-bottom:none;"><?= htmlspecialchars($form->description, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?></div>
+                <div class="form_container_top_title" style="border-bottom:none;">
+                    <?= htmlspecialchars($form->title, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>
+                </div>
+                <div class="form_container_top_desc" style="border-bottom:none;">
+                    <?= htmlspecialchars($form->description, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>
+                </div>
                 <div>
                     <br>
-                    <div class = "form_container_top_user-details">Response ID: <?= $response->response_id ?></div>
-                    <div class = "form_container_top_user-details">Submitted At: <?= date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime($response->created_at)) ?></div>
+                    <div class="form_container_top_user-details">
+                        Response ID: <?= $response->response_id ?>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="form_container_top_user-details">
+                        Submitted At: <?= date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime($response->created_at)) ?>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
-            
+
             <div id="questions-container">
                 <?php if (!empty($questions)) : ?>
                     <?php foreach ($questions as $index => $question) : ?>
                         <div class="question-box" data-question-type="<?= htmlspecialchars($question->question_type, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>">
                             <div class="question-box_header">
-                                <div class="response-questions" style="color:black;"><?= htmlspecialchars($question->question_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?></div>
+                                <div class="response-questions" style="color:black;">
+                                    <?= htmlspecialchars($question->question_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                             <br>
                             <?php
@@ -32,16 +42,27 @@
                                 <div class="question-box_short-answer">
                                     <textarea class="response-text-area" name="responses[<?= $question->question_id ?>]" placeholder="Paragraph" readonly><?= implode("\n", $answer_texts) ?></textarea>
                                 </div>
+                            <?php elseif ($question->question_type == 'dropdown') : ?>
+                                <div class="question-box_dropdown">
+                                    <select name="responses[<?= $question->question_id ?>]" class="form-control" disabled>
+                                        <option value="">Select an option</option>
+                                        <?php foreach ($question->options as $option) : ?>
+                                            <option value="<?= htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>" <?= in_array(htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'), $answer_texts) ? 'selected' : '' ?>>
+                                                <?= htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>
+                                            </option>
+                                        <?php endforeach; ?>
+                                    </select>
+                                </div>
                             <?php else : ?>
                                 <div id="options-container">
                                     <?php if (!empty($question->options)) : ?>
                                         <?php foreach ($question->options as $optionIndex => $option) : ?>
-                                            <div class="question-box_option-block" id="option-template" data-option_id="<?= htmlspecialchars($option->option_id, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>" >
+                                            <div class="question-box_option-block" id="option-template" data-option_id="<?= htmlspecialchars($option->option_id, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>">
                                                 <?php if ($question->question_type == 'multiple-choice') : ?>
-                                                    &nbsp;<input type="radio" id="option-<?= $optionIndex ?>" name="responses[<?= $question->question_id ?>]" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>" <?= (in_array(htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'), $answer_texts)) ? 'checked' : '' ?> readonly>
+                                                    &nbsp;<input type="radio" id="option-<?= $optionIndex ?>" name="responses[<?= $question->question_id ?>]" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>" <?= (in_array(htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'), $answer_texts)) ? 'checked' : '' ?> disabled>
                                                     <label style="padding-top:12px;" for="option-<?= $optionIndex ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?></label>
                                                 <?php elseif ($question->question_type == 'checkbox') : ?>
-                                                    &nbsp;<input type="checkbox" id="option-<?= $optionIndex ?>" name="responses[<?= $question->question_id ?>][]" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>" <?= (in_array(htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'), $answer_texts)) ? 'checked' : '' ?> readonly>
+                                                    &nbsp;<input type="checkbox" id="option-<?= $optionIndex ?>" name="responses[<?= $question->question_id ?>][]" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>" <?= (in_array(htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'), $answer_texts)) ? 'checked' : '' ?> disabled>
                                                     <label style="padding-top:12px;" for="option-<?= $optionIndex ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($option->option_text, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?></label>
                                                 <?php endif; ?>
                                             </div>
diff --git a/assets/js/.script.js.swp b/assets/js/.script.js.swp
deleted file mode 100644
index ff24d31..0000000
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diff --git a/assets/js/script.js b/assets/js/script.js
index 1610b35..73fa058 100644
--- a/assets/js/script.js
+++ b/assets/js/script.js
@@ -253,17 +253,27 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         $(document).ready(function() {
             $('#response-form').on('submit', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
-    
+                var form = $(this);
+                
                 $.ajax({
-                    url: $(this).attr('action'),
-                    type: $(this).attr('method'),
-                    data: $(this).serialize(),
+                    url: form.attr('action'),
+                    type: form.attr('method'),
+                    data: form.serialize(),
                     dataType: 'json',
                     success: function(data) {
                         if (data.success) {
                             alert('Response submitted successfully!');
                             // Optionally, you can clear the form or redirect the user
                             window.location.href = base_url + 'my_forms';
+                        } else if (data.errors) {
+                            // Clear previous error messages
+                            $('.error-message').remove();
+        
+                            // Display validation errors
+                            $.each(data.errors, function(question_id, error_message) {
+                                var questionBox = $('div[data-question-id="' + question_id + '"]');
+                                questionBox.append('<div class="error-message" style="color:red;">' + error_message + '</div>');
+                            });
                         } else {
                             alert('An error occurred. Please try again.');
                         }
@@ -274,4 +284,5 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 });
             });
         });
+            
     });
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