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+<?php
+// Check existence of id parameter before processing further
+if(isset($_GET["id"]) && !empty(trim($_GET["id"]))){
+    // Include config file
+    require_once "config.php";
+    
+    // Prepare a select statement
+    $sql = "SELECT * FROM employees WHERE id = ?";
+    
+    if($stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, $sql)){
+        // Bind variables to the prepared statement as parameters
+        mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "i", $param_id);
+        
+        // Set parameters
+        $param_id = trim($_GET["id"]);
+        
+        // Attempt to execute the prepared statement
+        if(mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt)){
+            $result = mysqli_stmt_get_result($stmt);
+    
+            if(mysqli_num_rows($result) == 1){
+                /* Fetch result row as an associative array. Since the result set
+                contains only one row, we don't need to use while loop */
+                $row = mysqli_fetch_array($result, MYSQLI_ASSOC);
+                
+                // Retrieve individual field value
+                $name = $row["name"];
+                $address = $row["address"];
+                $salary = $row["salary"];
+            } else{
+                // URL doesn't contain valid id parameter. Redirect to error page
+                header("location: error.php");
+                exit();
+            }
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