$ratings = new ratings($dbConnection);
// instance of ratings class with which to write and read to db.
$query = $_GET["query"];
$id = $_GET["id"];
$oldRating = $_GET["oldRating"];
$newRating = $_GET["newRating"];
$outputcontent = "";
if (empty($id)) {
    error_log("Please specify the id parameter.");
    print 'ID NOT SPECIFIED.';
    return false;
}
switch ($query) {
    case 'avg':
        // the average rating will be printed to the page
        $outputcontent = $ratings->getAverageRating($id);
        if ($outputcontent === 0) {
            $outputcontent = "There are not enough ratings to show an average rating for this college.";
        }
        break;
    case 'add':
        if (empty($newRating)) {
            error_log("If you wish to add a new rating, please specify a newRating in the parameters.");
            print 'NO NEWRATING SPECIFIED.';
            return false;
        } else {
            $ratings->addToRatings($id, $newRating);
            print 'Success!';
        }
        break;
    case 'update':