let mysql do work

lib/meme.php

@@ -162,21 +162,28 @@ function calculateNetVotes(int $memeID): array
 {
     global $mysqli;
 
-    $query = 'SELECT isUpvote, UserID FROM MemeVotes WHERE MemeID = ?';
+    // Adjusted query to calculate net votes and get the user's vote in one go
+    $query = "
+        SELECT 
+            SUM(CASE WHEN isUpvote = 1 THEN 1 ELSE -1 END) AS NetVotes,
+            (
+                SELECT CASE WHEN isUpvote = 1 THEN 1 ELSE -1 END
+                FROM MemeVotes 
+                WHERE MemeID = ? AND UserID = ?
+            ) AS UserVote
+        FROM MemeVotes 
+        WHERE MemeID = ?";
+
     $stmt = $mysqli->prepare($query);
-    $stmt->bind_param('i', $memeID);
+    $userID = $_SESSION['ID'];
+    $stmt->bind_param('iii', $memeID, $userID, $memeID);
     $stmt->execute();
     $result = $stmt->get_result();
 
-    $netVotes = 0;
-    $userVote = 0;
-    while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
-        $vote = ($row['isUpvote'] == 1) ? 1 : -1;
-        $netVotes += $vote;
-        if ($row['UserID'] == $_SESSION['ID']) {
-            $userVote = $vote;
-        }
-    }
+    $data = $result->fetch_assoc();
+
+    $netVotes = $data['NetVotes'] ?? 0; // Null coalescing operator in case no votes are found
+    $userVote = $data['UserVote'] ?? 0; // Default to 0 if the user hasn't voted
 
     $stmt->close();
 
@@ -186,6 +193,7 @@ function calculateNetVotes(int $memeID): array
     ];
 }
 
+
 function getMemeVotes(int $memeID): array
 {
     $voteData = calculateNetVotes($memeID);