<?php
$sql2       = "SELECT * FROM likes WHERE id_post='$row[id_post]'";
$result2    = $conn->query($sql2);
$totalLikes = (int) $result2->num_rows;
?>
<span><?php echo $totalLikes; ?></span>
                      <!--          </a> -->
<?php

if ($row['type'] == 'friend') {
    $sql3 = "SELECT * FROM friends_comments WHERE id_post='$row[id_post]'";
} else {
    $sql3 = "SELECT * FROM comments WHERE id_post='$row[id_post]'";
}

$result3  = $conn->query($sql3);
$totalComments = (int) $result3->num_rows;

//Displaying Liker's Profile Image and First Name
$liker       = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id_user IN (SELECT id_user FROM likes WHERE id_post='$row[id_post]')";
$likerResult = $conn->query($liker);
echo '<ul>'; // move to here
if ($likerResult->num_rows > 0) {
    $likerId = $likerFirstName = $likerPic = array();
    $l = 0;

    while ($likerRow = $likerResult->fetch_assoc()) {
        $likerId[] = $likerRow['id_user'];
        $likerFirstName[] = $likerRow['firstName'];
        $likerPic[] = $likerRow['profilePic'];
        $likerTotal = $totalLikes - 2;
        if ($l == 0) {
            $likerName = "";
        } else if ($l == 1) {
            $likerName = $likerFirstName[0] . " liked this.";
        } else if ($l <= 3) {
            $likerName = $likerFirstName[0] . ", " . $likerFirstName[1] . " liked this.";
        } else {
            $likerName = $likerFirstName[0] . ", " . $likerFirstName[1] . " and " . $likerTotal . " more liked this.";
        }

                echo '<li>
                                <a href="profile.php?id=<?php echo $likerId[$l]; ?>">
                                        <img src="'.$likerPic[$l].'" alt="'.$likerFirstName[$l].'">
                                    </a>
                            </li>';
                        $l++;
        if ($l > 5) {
            break;
        }
    }
        echo '<li><div class="names-people-likes">'.$likerName.'</div></li>';
}
echo '</ul>';
?>