//set up for the date and time labels
    QTimer *timer = new QTimer(this);
    connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(showTime()));
    timer->start(1000);
    showTime();

    QDateTime dateTime = dateTime.currentDateTime();
    QString dateTimeString = dateTime.toString("dddd dd/MM/yyyy");
    QString errorDateTimeString = dateTime.toString("dd/MM/yy hh:mm:ss");
    ui->showDateLabel->setText(dateTimeString);

    //set up for the errorLogs
    QString errorLogsName = "Logs.txt";
    QFile errorLogs(errorLogsName);
    if (QFileInfo::exists("Logs.txt"))
    {
        ui->statusBar->showMessage("[+] Logging activated",5);
        errorLogs.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::Text);
        QTextStream errorStream(&errorLogs);
        errorStream << errorDateTimeString +  ":OLD LOG: Logging activated for new session \n"; //later ill add computer name etc
        errorLogs.flush();
        errorLogs.close();
    }
    else
    {
        ui->statusBar->showMessage("Logging error file does not exist, creating Logs");
        errorLogs.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::Text);
        errorLogs.write("Logs.txt \n");
        ui->statusBar->showMessage("Logging file created",2);

        QTextStream errorStream(&errorLogs);
        errorStream << errorDateTimeString  + ":New Log: Logging activated for new session \n"; //later ill add computer name etc
        errorLogs.flush();
        errorLogs.close();
        ui->statusBar->showMessage("Ready to connect to the database!");
    }