function execute_query($input_query, $page_source = 'none.php', $limit = 0, $offset = 0, $skip_log = false) {
	global $debug_message, $queries, $link, $CONFIG_log_select, $CONFIG_log_insert,
	$CONFIG_log_update, $CONFIG_log_delete, $CONFIG_debug, $CONFIG_passphrase,
	$total_execution, $STORED_login;

	$start_time = getmicrotime();
	$analyze_query = strtolower(htmlspecialchars($input_query)); // analyzes the query for illegal inputs
	// disables the use of UNION SELECT
	$banned_combos = array(
	"UNION SELECT" => "union",
	"xp_stored procedure" => "xp_",
	"comment" => "--"
	);
	foreach ($banned_combos as $index => $value) {
		if (strstr($analyze_query, $value) == true) {
			add_exploit_entry("Attempted to inject a $index into a query!");
			redir("../index.php", "Invalid query to be executed!");
		}
	}
	$queries++;
	$debug_message .= "\n\t<tr class=mycell>\n\t\t<td><b>$queries</b></td>\n\t\t<td>";
	if (!$skip_log) {
		if (strstr($analyze_query, 'select') !== false && $CONFIG_log_select) {
			$debug_message .= "Logging: ";
			$log_query = true;
		}
		if (strstr($analyze_query, 'insert') !== false && $CONFIG_log_insert) {
			$debug_message .= "Logging: ";
			$log_query = true;
		}
		elseif (strstr($analyze_query, 'update') !== false && $CONFIG_log_update) {
			$debug_message .= "Logging: ";
			$log_query = true;
		}
		elseif (strstr($analyze_query, 'delete') !== false && $CONFIG_log_delete) {
			$debug_message .= "Logging: ";
			$log_query = true;
		}
		else {
			$debug_message .= "Executing: ";
			$log_query = false;
		}
	}
	else {
		$debug_message .= "Executing: ";
		$log_query = false;
	}
	if ($limit == 0 && $offset == 0) {
		$result = $link->Execute($input_query) or die("Query (<b>$input_query</b>) failed: " . $link->ErrorMsg());
	}
	else {
		$result = $link->SelectLimit($input_query, $limit, $offset) or die("Query (<b>$input_query</b>) failed: " . $link->ErrorMsg());
	}

	// Displays each query (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)
	$debug_message .= "</td>\n\t\t<td>";
	$execute_time = (getmicrotime() - $start_time);
	$total_execution += $execute_time;

	if ($CONFIG_debug) {
		$rows = $result->RowCount();
		$debug_message .= "$page_source</td>\n\t\t<td width=50%>";
		$debug_message .= "$input_query</td>\n\t\t<td>$execute_time</td>\n\t\t</tr>";
	}

	if ($log_query) {
		// replaces each line break with a space
		$input_query = str_replace("\r\n", " ", $input_query);
		add_query_entry($page_source, $input_query);
	}
	return $result;
}