When loading users I am getting the following issue

"Getting list of online users ....." on the chat.

I have an asp MD5 function that generates the md5 hash for mem calling md5(ses&id), and I have verified it creates a hex value that when converts back to dec, it is veried as session variable and id (ie: if I do md5(3&3), i get a md5 hex of 182be0c5cdcd5072bb1864cdee4d3d6e ) .

on my frei.inc file, I set cookies for frei_user (hardcode.php value $use_cookie='frei_user' the following:

(IF LOGGED IN)
LOGGED_IN = id (the same id as I use above), and expire date dateadd("n",+3600,now())

(NOT LOGGED IN)
cookie is set to empty (null for asp) with expire date of dateadd("n",-3600,now())

[domain here]/freichat/client/main.php?id=[id]&xhash=[md5(ses&id) called here]

PHP version 7.0.9, with mysql, the User table info and Avatar table info, I believe is spelled right in the Hardcode.php file, but would like a second look to verify.

Right now, I have guest function turned off because I only want registered users to have access to the chat and chatroom function.

Admin, I can give more info, if desired. Please advise.

Note, when I allow guests to have chat, it works just fine when I keep the xhash off

../freichat/client/main.php?id=<%=[id here] %>

but would like to keep guests out of the chat function.

and this is custom site, using mainly classic asp, and passing variables (via link) to php when needed.