diff --git a/assets/css/custom.css b/assets/css/custom.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..120e538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/css/custom.css
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/* General Body Styles */
+body {
+    background-color: #F3F4F6; /* Cool Gray 100 */
+    color: #111827; /* Gray 900 */
+    font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
+}
+
+.sidebar {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    width: 250px;
+    padding: 20px;
+    background-color: #FFFFFF; /* White */
+    border-right: 1px solid #E5E7EB; /* Gray 200 */
+}
+
+.sidebar h3 {
+    color: #4F46E5; /* Indigo */
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.sidebar .nav-link {
+    color: #374151; /* Gray 700 */
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    border-radius: 0.375rem; /* 6px */
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+}
+
+.sidebar .nav-link.active,
+.sidebar .nav-link:hover {
+    color: #4F46E5;
+    background-color: #EEF2FF; /* Indigo 50 */
+}
+
+.sidebar .nav-link .icon {
+    margin-right: 1rem;
+    width: 20px;
+}
+
+.main-content {
+    margin-left: 250px;
+    padding: 2rem;
+}
+
+.header {
+    background-color: #FFFFFF;
+    padding: 1rem 2rem;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
+    margin-bottom: 2rem;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 1px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+    border-radius: 0.5rem; /* 8px */
+}
+
+.card {
+    border-radius: 0.5rem; /* 8px */
+    border: none;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 1px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+}
+
+.table {
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.table th {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: #6B7280; /* Gray 500 */
+}
+
+.badge {
+    padding: 0.4em 0.65em;
+    font-size: 0.75em;
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.btn-primary {
+    background-color: #4F46E5;
+    border-color: #4F46E5;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
+}
+
+.btn-primary:hover {
+    background-color: #4338CA; /* Darker Indigo */
+    border-color: #4338CA;
+}
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 7205f3d..23c62c9 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,150 +1,158 @@
 <?php
-declare(strict_types=1);
-@ini_set('display_errors', '1');
-@error_reporting(E_ALL);
-@date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
+require_once 'db/config.php';
 
-$phpVersion = PHP_VERSION;
-$now = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+try {
+    $pdo = db();
+    
+    // Idempotent table creation
+    $pdo->exec("
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+            id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+            name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+            email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+            role VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
+            status VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
+            created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+        );
+    ");
+
+    // Check if table is empty and seed if necessary
+    $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users");
+    if ($stmt->fetchColumn() == 0) {
+        $seed_users = [
+            ['John Doe', 'john.doe@example.com', 'Customer Support', 'Active'],
+            ['Jane Smith', 'jane.smith@example.com', 'Trust & Safety', 'Active'],
+            ['Peter Jones', 'peter.jones@example.com', 'Financial Ops', 'Suspended'],
+            ['Admin User', 'admin@example.com', 'Platform Admin', 'Active'],
+            ['CEO User', 'ceo@example.com', 'CEO', 'Active']
+        ];
+        
+        $insert_stmt = $pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO users (name, email, role, status) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)");
+        foreach ($seed_users as $user) {
+            $insert_stmt->execute($user);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Fetch all users
+    $users = $pdo->query("SELECT id, name, email, role, status, DATE_FORMAT(created_at, '%b %d, %Y') as joined_date FROM users ORDER BY id DESC")->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+
+} catch (PDOException $e) {
+    // For a real app, you'd want to log this error and show a user-friendly message.
+    die("Database error: " . $e->getMessage());
+}
+
+$page_title = "Admin Dashboard - Users";
+$project_name = getenv('PROJECT_NAME') ?: 'GO7EIGHT';
+
+function getStatusClass($status) {
+    switch (strtolower($status)) {
+        case 'active':
+            return 'bg-success';
+        case 'suspended':
+            return 'bg-danger';
+        case 'pending':
+            return 'bg-warning';
+        default:
+            return 'bg-secondary';
+    }
+}
 ?>
-<!doctype html>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
-  <meta charset="utf-8" />
-  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-  <title>New Style</title>
-<?php
-// Read project preview data from environment
-$projectDescription = $_SERVER['PROJECT_DESCRIPTION'] ?? '';
-$projectImageUrl = $_SERVER['PROJECT_IMAGE_URL'] ?? '';
-?>
-<?php if ($projectDescription): ?>
-  <!-- Meta description -->
-  <meta name="description" content='<?= htmlspecialchars($projectDescription) ?>' />
-  <!-- Open Graph meta tags -->
-  <meta property="og:description" content="<?= htmlspecialchars($projectDescription) ?>" />
-  <!-- Twitter meta tags -->
-  <meta property="twitter:description" content="<?= htmlspecialchars($projectDescription) ?>" />
-<?php endif; ?>
-<?php if ($projectImageUrl): ?>
-  <!-- Open Graph image -->
-  <meta property="og:image" content="<?= htmlspecialchars($projectImageUrl) ?>" />
-  <!-- Twitter image -->
-  <meta property="twitter:image" content="<?= htmlspecialchars($projectImageUrl) ?>" />
-<?php endif; ?>
-  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
-  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
-  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
-  <style>
-    :root {
-      --bg-color-start: #6a11cb;
-      --bg-color-end: #2575fc;
-      --text-color: #ffffff;
-      --card-bg-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.01);
-      --card-border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
-    }
-    body {
-      margin: 0;
-      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
-      background: linear-gradient(45deg, var(--bg-color-start), var(--bg-color-end));
-      color: var(--text-color);
-      display: flex;
-      justify-content: center;
-      align-items: center;
-      min-height: 100vh;
-      text-align: center;
-      overflow: hidden;
-      position: relative;
-    }
-    body::before {
-      content: '';
-      position: absolute;
-      top: 0;
-      left: 0;
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-      background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="100" height="100" viewBox="0 0 100 100"><path d="M-10 10L110 10M10 -10L10 110" stroke-width="1" stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.05)"/></svg>');
-      animation: bg-pan 20s linear infinite;
-      z-index: -1;
-    }
-    @keyframes bg-pan {
-      0% { background-position: 0% 0%; }
-      100% { background-position: 100% 100%; }
-    }
-    main {
-      padding: 2rem;
-    }
-    .card {
-      background: var(--card-bg-color);
-      border: 1px solid var(--card-border-color);
-      border-radius: 16px;
-      padding: 2rem;
-      backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
-      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
-      box-shadow: 0 8px 32px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
-    }
-    .loader {
-      margin: 1.25rem auto 1.25rem;
-      width: 48px;
-      height: 48px;
-      border: 3px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
-      border-top-color: #fff;
-      border-radius: 50%;
-      animation: spin 1s linear infinite;
-    }
-    @keyframes spin {
-      from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
-      to   { transform: rotate(360deg); }
-    }
-    .hint {
-      opacity: 0.9;
-    }
-    .sr-only {
-      position: absolute;
-      width: 1px; height: 1px;
-      padding: 0; margin: -1px;
-      overflow: hidden;
-      clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
-      white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
-    }
-    h1 {
-      font-size: 3rem;
-      font-weight: 700;
-      margin: 0 0 1rem;
-      letter-spacing: -1px;
-    }
-    p {
-      margin: 0.5rem 0;
-      font-size: 1.1rem;
-    }
-    code {
-      background: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
-      padding: 2px 6px;
-      border-radius: 4px;
-      font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
-    }
-    footer {
-      position: absolute;
-      bottom: 1rem;
-      font-size: 0.8rem;
-      opacity: 0.7;
-    }
-  </style>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title><?= htmlspecialchars($page_title) ?></title>
+    
+    <!-- SEO and Meta Tags -->
+    <meta name="description" content="<?= htmlspecialchars(getenv('PROJECT_DESCRIPTION') ?: 'Admin Dashboard for GO7EIGHT') ?>">
+    <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
+    
+    <!-- Open Graph / Twitter -->
+    <meta property="og:title" content="<?= htmlspecialchars($page_title) ?>">
+    <meta property="og:description" content="<?= htmlspecialchars(getenv('PROJECT_DESCRIPTION') ?: 'Admin Dashboard for GO7EIGHT') ?>">
+    <meta property="og:image" content="<?= htmlspecialchars(getenv('PROJECT_IMAGE_URL') ?: '') ?>">
+    <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
+
+    <!-- Stylesheets -->
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/custom.css?v=<?php echo time(); ?>">
+
+    <!-- Fonts and Icons -->
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
 </head>
 <body>
-  <main>
-    <div class="card">
-      <h1>Analyzing your requirements and generating your website…</h1>
-      <div class="loader" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-label="Applying initial changes">
-        <span class="sr-only">Loading…</span>
-      </div>
-      <p class="hint"><?= ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? '') === 'appwizzy.com' ? 'AppWizzy' : 'Flatlogic' ?> AI is collecting your requirements and applying the first changes.</p>
-      <p class="hint">This page will update automatically as the plan is implemented.</p>
-      <p>Runtime: PHP <code><?= htmlspecialchars($phpVersion) ?></code> — UTC <code><?= htmlspecialchars($now) ?></code></p>
+
+    <div class="sidebar">
+        <h3 class="mb-4"><?= htmlspecialchars($project_name) ?></h3>
+        <ul class="nav flex-column">
+            <li class="nav-item">
+                <a class="nav-link" href="#">
+                    <svg class="icon" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M3 12l2-2m0 0l7-7 7 7M5 10v10a1 1 0 001 1h3m10-11l2 2m-2-2v10a1 1 0 01-1 1h-3m-6 0a1 1 0 001-1v-4a1 1 0 011-1h2a1 1 0 011 1v4a1 1 0 001 1m-6 0h6"></path></svg>
+                    Dashboard
+                </a>
+            </li>
+            <li class="nav-item">
+                <a class="nav-link active" href="#">
+                    <svg class="icon" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M12 4.354a4 4 0 110 5.292M15 21H3v-1a6 6 0 0112 0v1zm0 0h6v-1a6 6 0 00-9-5.197M15 21a6 6 0 00-9-5.197m0 0A5.995 5.995 0 0012 12.75a5.995 5.995 0 00-3-5.197M15 21a9 9 0 00-9-9"></path></svg>
+                    Users
+                </a>
+            </li>
+        </ul>
     </div>
-  </main>
-  <footer>
-    Page updated: <?= htmlspecialchars($now) ?> (UTC)
-  </footer>
+
+    <div class="main-content">
+        <header class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+            <h1 class="h3 mb-0">Users</h1>
+            <button class="btn btn-primary">Add User</button>
+        </header>
+
+        <main>
+            <div class="card">
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <div class="table-responsive">
+                        <table class="table table-hover">
+                            <thead>
+                                <tr>
+                                    <th>#</th>
+                                    <th>Name</th>
+                                    <th>Email</th>
+                                    <th>Role</th>
+                                    <th>Status</th>
+                                    <th>Joined</th>
+                                </tr>
+                            </thead>
+                            <tbody>
+                                <?php if (empty($users)): ?>
+                                    <tr>
+                                        <td colspan="6" class="text-center">No users found.</td>
+                                    </tr>
+                                <?php else: ?>
+                                    <?php foreach ($users as $user): ?>
+                                    <tr>
+                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($user['id']) ?></td>
+                                        <td><strong><?= htmlspecialchars($user['name']) ?></strong></td>
+                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($user['email']) ?></td>
+                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($user['role']) ?></td>
+                                        <td>
+                                            <span class="badge rounded-pill <?= getStatusClass($user['status']) ?>">
+                                                <?= htmlspecialchars($user['status']) ?>
+                                            </span>
+                                        </td>
+                                        <td><?= htmlspecialchars($user['joined_date']) ?></td>
+                                    </tr>
+                                    <?php endforeach; ?>
+                                <?php endif; ?>
+                            </tbody>
+                        </table>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </main>
+    </div>
+
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
 </body>
-</html>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file