function record_searches($data)
{
    include "../dbconnect.php"; // Corrected the paths assuming relative inclusion
    include "../includes/configuration.php";
 $selectedCategories = $data['selectedCategories'];
        $selectedCities = $data['selectedCities'];
        $sliderValue = $data['sliderValue'];
        $Title = $data['value'];
        $timestamp=time();
        $searched_by="somesh";
        
        
        
           /*Enter the searched tourism site categories*/
       foreach($selectedCategories as $selectedCategory)
       {
        $sql="INSERT INTO searches
        (search_category,search_title,searched_by,timestamp) 
        VALUES
        ('Site Category','$selectedCategory','$searched_by','$timestamp')";
        $result=mysqli_query($conn,$sql);
         
       }
       /*Enter the searched cities*/
       foreach($selectedCities as $selectedCity)
       {
        $sql="INSERT INTO searches
        (search_category,search_title,searched_by,timestamp) 
        VALUES
        ('Site City','$selectedCity','$searched_by','$timestamp')";
        $result=mysqli_query($conn,$sql);
         
       }
       
       
       
       
       
       /*Enter the searched distances of location sites from current location */
       
        $sql="INSERT INTO searches
        (search_category,search_title,searched_by,timestamp) 
        VALUES
        ('Distance','$sliderValue','$searched_by','$timestamp')";
        $result=mysqli_query($conn,$sql);
         
       
       /*Enter the searched site names */
       
        $sql="INSERT INTO searches
        (search_category,search_title,searched_by,timestamp) 
        VALUES
        ('Site Name','$Title','$searched_by','$timestamp')";
        $result=mysqli_query($conn,$sql);
       
          
}