diff --git a/03/01_lab_review/car.php b/03/01_lab_review/car.php
index e69de29..c1e7d1e 100644
--- a/03/01_lab_review/car.php
+++ b/03/01_lab_review/car.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+class Car
+{
+
+    // these are the properties, public makes them accessible outside of the class 
+    public string $make;
+    public string $model;
+    public int $year;
+
+    public function __construct(string $make, string $model, int $year)
+    {
+        $this->make = $make;
+        $this->model = $model;
+        $this->year = $year;
+    }
+
+    //method 
+    public function getCar(): string
+    {
+        return "Make : {$this->make} | Model : {$this->model} | Year: {$this->year}";
+    }
+}
+
+//create a new car object 
+$car = new Car("Honda", "Civic", 2010); 
+
+echo $car->getCar(); 
+
diff --git a/03/01_lab_review/connect.php b/03/01_lab_review/connect.php
index e69de29..54884a4 100644
--- a/03/01_lab_review/connect.php
+++ b/03/01_lab_review/connect.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php 
+//Database connection settings
+$host = "localhost"; 
+$db = "week_three";
+$user = "root";
+$password = "";
+
+//DSN - Data Source Name 
+$dsn = "mysql:host=$host;dbname=$db";
+
+try {
+    //Create PDO object
+    //attempting to connect to the database  
+    $pdo = new PDO($dsn, $user, $password);
+    $pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
+    //if the connection is successful, then say yay! 
+    echo "<p> YAY Connected </p>";
+}
+catch(PDOException $e) {
+    die("Database connection failed: " . $e->getMessage()); 
+}
+
+/*PDO tries to connect, if it fails, PHP creates an PDOException object and that object contains an error message */
diff --git a/03/01_lab_review/header.php b/03/01_lab_review/header.php
index e502cfb..16302db 100644
--- a/03/01_lab_review/header.php
+++ b/03/01_lab_review/header.php
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 <body>
   <h1>COMP1006 - Lab 1</h1>
   <p>Week 2: PHP OOP + Includes + PDO Connection</p>
-  <hr>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <hr>
diff --git a/03/01_lab_review/index.php b/03/01_lab_review/index.php
index a791145..1b4586d 100644
--- a/03/01_lab_review/index.php
+++ b/03/01_lab_review/index.php
@@ -1,22 +1,6 @@
-<?php 
-
-/* 
-
-Lab One Instructions: 
-
-1.) Clone or download the Lab One starter files from the course GitHub repository.
-2.) Create a PHP file called car.php. In this file, create a class to represent a car. Properties should include make, model and year and include a method to return this information. Use include/require to include this code in index.php. Add comments to explain your code. (/5 marks)
-3.) Instantiate a new instance of a car object and echo the car information in the browser (/2 marks)
-4.) Using your local server (XAMPP, MAMP, WAMP), create a database. Create a file called connect.php and use PDO to connect to your database. Remember to include try/catch blocks to handle connection errors. Use include/require to include this code in index.php. Add comments to explain your code (/5 marks)
-6.) Add a multi-line comment in index.php reflecting on which parts of the lab you found easy and which parts were challening. (/2 marks)
-7.) Congrats! All done! Add me as a collaborator to your repository (username: JessicaGilfilan) and submit a github link to your completed lab on Blackboard. (/2 marks)
-
-/16 marks 
-
-*/ 
-
-require "header.php";
-require "connect.php";  
+<?php
+require "connect.php"; 
+require "header.php"; 
 echo "<p> Follow the instructions outlined in instructions.txt to complete this lab. Good luck & have fun!😀 </p>";
-include "car.php"; 
+require "car.php"; 
 require "footer.php"; 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/03/01_lab_review/instructions.txt b/03/01_lab_review/instructions.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bea3373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/03/01_lab_review/instructions.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Lab One Instructions: 
+
+1.) Clone or download the Lab One starter files from the course GitHub repository.
+2.) Create a PHP file called car.php. In this file, create a class to represent a car. Properties should include make, model and year and include a method to return this information. Use include/require to include this code in index.php. Add comments to explain your code. (/5 marks)
+3.) Instantiate a new instance of a car object and echo the car information in the browser (/2 marks)
+4.) Using your local server (XAMPP, MAMP, WAMP), create a database. Create a file called connect.php and use PDO to connect to your database. Remember to include try/catch blocks to handle connection errors. Use include/require to include this code in index.php. Add comments to explain your code (/5 marks)
+6.) Add a multi-line comment in index.php reflecting on which parts of the lab you found easy and which parts were challening. (/2 marks)
+7.) Congrats! All done! Add me as a collaborator to your repository (username: JessicaGilfilan) and submit a github link to your completed lab on Blackboard. (/2 marks)
+
+/16 marks 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assignments/labs/lab_one/index.php b/assignments/labs/lab_one/index.php
index 222dcf8..0e4dec3 100644
--- a/assignments/labs/lab_one/index.php
+++ b/assignments/labs/lab_one/index.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php 
+<?php
 require "header.php"; 
 echo "<p> Follow the instructions outlined in instructions.txt to complete this lab. Good luck & have fun!😀 </p>";
 require "footer.php"; 
\ No newline at end of file
