$match = new Matches();
$profile = $basic_info = $partner_pref = $user_appearance = $education = $religion = $family = $health = $location = $hobbies = '';
if (!empty($user_id)) {
$profile = $user->getUserProfile($user_id);
$basic_info = $user->getUserBasicInfo($user_id);
$partner_pref = $user->getPartnerPref($my_id);
$partner_pref_1 = $user->getPartnerPref($user_id);
$profile_2 = $user->getStep2RegisterData($user_id);
$user_appearance = $user->getUserAppearance($user_id);
$education = $user->getUserEducation($user_id);
$religion = $user->getUserReligion($user_id);
$family = $user->getUserFamilyInfo($user_id);
$health = $user->getUserHealthInfo($user_id);
$location = $user->getUserLocationInfo($user_id);
$hobbies = $user->getUserHobbyAndInterest($user_id);
$status = $match->getMatchStatus($my_id, $user_id);
//calculate match criteria//
$match_criteria = array();
strpos($partner_pref['ancestral_origin'], $family['fam_anct_origin']) ? $match_criteria[] = 'y' : ($match_criteria[] = 'n');
strpos($partner_pref['rel_sect'], $religion['rel_sect']) ? $match_criteria[] = 'y' : ($match_criteria[] = 'n');
strpos($partner_pref['marital_status'], $basic_info['marital_status']) ? $match_criteria[] = 'y' : ($match_criteria[] = 'n');
$partner_pref['age'] <= $profile['age'] && $partner_pref['max_age'] >= $profile['age'] ? $match_criteria[] = 'y' : ($match_criteria[] = 'n');
strpos($partner_pref['marriage_plan'], $basic_info['marriage_plan']) ? $match_criteria[] = 'y' : ($match_criteria[] = 'n');
strpos($partner_pref['grew_up'], $basic_info['grew_up']) ? $match_criteria[] = 'y' : ($match_criteria[] = 'n');
strpos($partner_pref['lives_in'], $basic_info['lives_in']) ? $match_criteria[] = 'y' : ($match_criteria[] = 'n');
strpos($partner_pref['local_res_status'], $location['local_res_status']) ? $match_criteria[] = 'y' : ($match_criteria[] = 'n');
strpos($partner_pref['occupation'], $basic_info['occupation']) ? $match_criteria[] = 'y' : ($match_criteria[] = 'n');
strpos($partner_pref['education'], $basic_info['edu_education']) ? $match_criteria[] = 'y' : ($match_criteria[] = 'n');
$count = 0;
foreach ($match_criteria as $key => $value) {
if ($value == 'y') {