diff --git a/helpers.inc.php b/helpers.inc.php
index ff041e9..92af91e 100644
--- a/helpers.inc.php
+++ b/helpers.inc.php
@@ -1132,3 +1132,15 @@ if(!function_exists('str_ends_with'))
     return $needle === "" || (($temp = strlen($haystack) - strlen($needle)) >= 0 && strpos($haystack, $needle, $temp) !== false);
   }
 }
+
+function are_you_sure()
+{
+  echo "Are you sure you want to proceed?(type YES): ";
+  $resp = trim(fread(STDIN, 10));
+  //var_dump($resp);
+  if($resp != "YES")
+  {
+    echo "exiting then\n";
+    exit();
+  }
+}