diff --git a/backup/wp_backup.sh b/backup/wp_backup.sh
index d5788b1..a9b5d27 100644
--- a/backup/wp_backup.sh
+++ b/backup/wp_backup.sh
@@ -52,24 +52,21 @@ download_formatter
 
 # Function to collect WordPress and backup variables
 collect_variables() {
+    # Clear any existing values
+    unset DATABASE WP_DIR SCRIPTS_DIR S3_BUCKET_NAME S3_FOLDER_NAME
+
     echo "Please provide the following information:"
     echo "----------------------------------------"
     
     # Database name
-    while [ -z "$DATABASE" ]; do
-        read -r -p "Enter database name: " DATABASE
-        if [ -z "$DATABASE" ]; then
-            echo "Database name cannot be empty. Please try again."
-        fi
-    done
+    echo -n "Enter database name: "
+    read -r DATABASE
+    echo "Received database name: $DATABASE"
     
     # WordPress directory
-    while [ -z "$WP_DIR" ]; do
-        read -r -p "Enter WordPress installation path (e.g., /home/username/htdocs/domain.com): " WP_DIR
-        if [ -z "$WP_DIR" ]; then
-            echo "WordPress path cannot be empty. Please try again."
-        fi
-    done
+    echo -n "Enter WordPress installation path (e.g., /home/username/htdocs/domain.com): "
+    read -r WP_DIR
+    echo "Received WordPress path: $WP_DIR"
     
     # Derive WordPress content directories
     UPLOADS_DIR="${WP_DIR}/wp-content/uploads"
@@ -78,13 +75,9 @@ collect_variables() {
     WPCONTENT_DIR="${WP_DIR}/wp-content"
     
     echo -e "\nBackup Locations:"
-    # Scripts directory
-    while [ -z "$SCRIPTS_DIR" ]; do
-        read -r -p "Enter scripts directory path (e.g., /home/username/scripts): " SCRIPTS_DIR
-        if [ -z "$SCRIPTS_DIR" ]; then
-            echo "Scripts directory path cannot be empty. Please try again."
-        fi
-    done
+    echo -n "Enter scripts directory path (e.g., /home/username/scripts): "
+    read -r SCRIPTS_DIR
+    echo "Received scripts path: $SCRIPTS_DIR"
     
     # Backup directory
     BACKUP_DIR="${SCRIPTS_DIR}/backups"
@@ -94,28 +87,19 @@ collect_variables() {
     # S3cmd path
     S3_CMD="/usr/local/bin/s3cmd"
     if [ ! -f "$S3_CMD" ]; then
-        while [ ! -f "$S3_CMD" ]; do
-            read -r -p "s3cmd not found at default location. Enter s3cmd path: " S3_CMD
-            if [ ! -f "$S3_CMD" ]; then
-                echo "Invalid path. File does not exist. Please try again."
-            fi
-        done
+        echo -n "s3cmd not found at default location. Enter s3cmd path: "
+        read -r S3_CMD
+        echo "Received s3cmd path: $S3_CMD"
     fi
     
     # S3 bucket information
-    while [ -z "$S3_BUCKET_NAME" ]; do
-        read -r -p "Enter S3 bucket name (e.g., my-bucket): " S3_BUCKET_NAME
-        if [ -z "$S3_BUCKET_NAME" ]; then
-            echo "S3 bucket name cannot be empty. Please try again."
-        fi
-    done
+    echo -n "Enter S3 bucket name (e.g., my-bucket): "
+    read -r S3_BUCKET_NAME
+    echo "Received bucket name: $S3_BUCKET_NAME"
     
-    while [ -z "$S3_FOLDER_NAME" ]; do
-        read -r -p "Enter S3 folder name (e.g., backups): " S3_FOLDER_NAME
-        if [ -z "$S3_FOLDER_NAME" ]; then
-            echo "S3 folder name cannot be empty. Please try again."
-        fi
-    done
+    echo -n "Enter S3 folder name (e.g., backups): "
+    read -r S3_FOLDER_NAME
+    echo "Received folder name: $S3_FOLDER_NAME"
     
     S3_BUCKET="s3://${S3_BUCKET_NAME}/${S3_FOLDER_NAME}/"
     
@@ -131,6 +115,33 @@ collect_variables() {
     echo "Backup Directory: $BACKUP_DIR"
     echo "S3 Bucket Path: $S3_BUCKET"
     
+    # Confirm information
+    echo -n "Is this information correct? (y/n): "
+    read -r confirm
+    if [[ $confirm != [Yy]* ]]; then
+        echo "Please run the script again with correct information."
+        return 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Export variables so they're available to other functions
+    export DATABASE WP_DIR UPLOADS_DIR THEMES_DIR PLUGINS_DIR WPCONTENT_DIR
+    export BACKUP_DIR SCRIPTS_DIR CURRENT_DATE S3_CMD S3_BUCKET
+    
+    return 0
+}
+    
+    # Current date for backup naming
+    CURRENT_DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d")
+    
+    # Display collected information
+    echo -e "\nSummary of collected information:"
+    echo "----------------------------------------"
+    echo "Database Name: $DATABASE"
+    echo "WordPress Directory: $WP_DIR"
+    echo "Scripts Directory: $SCRIPTS_DIR"
+    echo "Backup Directory: $BACKUP_DIR"
+    echo "S3 Bucket Path: $S3_BUCKET"
+    
     # Confirm information
     read -p "Is this information correct? (y/n): " confirm
     if [[ $confirm != [Yy]* ]]; then