$project_id = empty($_SESSION['selected_menu_item_id']) ? '' :
"tasks.project_id = ".$_SESSION['selected_menu_item_id']." AND";
$current_tasks_list_query = "SELECT
tasks.id AS ID,
tasks.name AS TASK_NAME,
tasks.deadline_datetime AS TASK_DEADLINE,
tasks.status AS TASK_STATUS,
projects.name AS PROJECT_NAME
FROM tasks
JOIN projects
ON tasks.project_id = projects.id
WHERE
$project_id
tasks.author_id = '".$USER['id']."'";