diff --git a/projects/challenge 2/SkillSphere/SkillSphere/assets/php/login.php b/projects/challenge 2/SkillSphere/SkillSphere/assets/php/login.php
index 1ac0c17..4f9bf81 100644
--- a/projects/challenge 2/SkillSphere/SkillSphere/assets/php/login.php	
+++ b/projects/challenge 2/SkillSphere/SkillSphere/assets/php/login.php	
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST") {
 </style>
     <div class="session">
         <div class="left">
-            <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+            <!-- XML declaration removed to avoid syntax error -->
             <svg enable-background="new 0 0 300 302.5" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 300 302.5" xml:space="preserve" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
                 <style type="text/css">.st01{fill:#fff;}</style>
                 <path class="st01" d="m126 302.2c-2.3 0.7-5.7 0.2-7.7-1.2l-105-71.6c-2-1.3-3.7-4.4-3.9-6.7l-9.4-126.7c-0.2-2.4 1.1-5.6 2.8-7.2l93.2-86.4c1.7-1.6 5.1-2.6 7.4-2.3l125.6 18.9c2.3 0.4 5.2 2.3 6.4 4.4l63.5 110.1c1.2 2 1.4 5.5 0.6 7.7l-46.4 118.3c-0.9 2.2-3.4 4.6-5.7 5.3l-121.4 37.4zm63.4-102.7c2.3-0.7 4.8-3.1 5.7-5.3l19.9-50.8c0.9-2.2 0.6-5.7-0.6-7.7l-27.3-47.3c-1.2-2-4.1-4-6.4-4.4l-53.9-8c-2.3-0.4-5.7 0.7-7.4 2.3l-40 37.1c-1.7 1.6-3 4.9-2.8 7.2l4.1 54.4c0.2 2.4 1.9 5.4 3.9 6.7l45.1 30.8c2 1.3 5.4 1.9 7.7 1.2l52-16.2z"/>
diff --git a/projects/challenge 2/SkillSphere/SkillSphere/assets/php/signup.php b/projects/challenge 2/SkillSphere/SkillSphere/assets/php/signup.php
index fd0ca02..2141a9f 100644
--- a/projects/challenge 2/SkillSphere/SkillSphere/assets/php/signup.php	
+++ b/projects/challenge 2/SkillSphere/SkillSphere/assets/php/signup.php	
@@ -44,11 +44,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST") {
     <div class="session">
         <div class="left">
             <!-- Left Section (SVG or image) -->
-            <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-            <svg enable-background="new 0 0 300 302.5" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 300 302.5" xml:space="preserve" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-                <style type="text/css">.st01{fill:#fff;}</style>
-                <path class="st01" d="m126 302.2c-2.3 0.7-5.7 0.2-7.7-1.2l-105-71.6c-2-1.3-3.7-4.4-3.9-6.7l-9.4-126.7c-0.2-2.4 1.1-5.6 2.8-7.2l93.2-86.4c1.7-1.6 5.1-2.6 7.4-2.3l125.6 18.9c2.3 0.4 5.2 2.3 6.4 4.4l63.5 110.1c1.2 2 1.4 5.5 0.6 7.7l-46.4 118.3c-0.9 2.2-3.4 4.6-5.7 5.3l-121.4 37.4zm63.4-102.7c2.3-0.7 4.8-3.1 5.7-5.3l19.9-50.8c0.9-2.2 0.6-5.7-0.6-7.7l-27.3-47.3c-1.2-2-4.1-4-6.4-4.4l-53.9-8c-2.3-0.4-5.7 0.7-7.4 2.3l-40 37.1c-1.7 1.6-3 4.9-2.8 7.2l4.1 54.4c0.2 2.4 1.9 5.4 3.9 6.7l45.1 30.8c2 1.3 5.4 1.9 7.7 1.2l52-16.2z"/>
-            </svg>
+            <img src="../images/left-section.svg" alt="Left Section Graphic">
         </div>
         <form action="" method="POST" class="log-in" autocomplete="off"> 
     <h4>Welcome to <span>SkillBuddy!</span></h4>