diff --git a/dolly/commands.py b/dolly/commands.py
index 20bcf2c..501a08e 100644
--- a/dolly/commands.py
+++ b/dolly/commands.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import discord
 from discord import app_commands
-from .database import add_project, add_task
+from .database import add_project, get_project_id, add_task_to_project
+from datetime import datetime
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('Dolly')
 
 class ProjectCommands(app_commands.Group):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -8,8 +12,12 @@ class ProjectCommands(app_commands.Group):
 
     @app_commands.command(name="create", description="Create a new project.")
     async def create_project(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, name: str, description: str):
-        await add_project(name, description)
-        await interaction.response.send_message(f"Project '{name}' created successfully.")
+        try:
+            project_id = await add_project(name, description)
+            await interaction.response.send_message(f"Project '{name}' created successfully with ID: {project_id}.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            await interaction.response.send_message("An error occurred while creating the project.", ephemeral=True)
+            logger.error(f"Error in create_project: {e}")
 
 class TaskCommands(app_commands.Group):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -17,12 +25,25 @@ class TaskCommands(app_commands.Group):
 
     @app_commands.command(name="add", description="Add a new task to a project.")
     async def add_task(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, project_name: str, description: str, assignee: str, deadline: str, status: str, priority: str):
-        await add_task(project_name, description, assignee, deadline, status, priority)
-        await interaction.response.send_message(f"Task '{description}' added to project '{project_name}'.")
+        try:
+            datetime.strptime(deadline, "%m/%d/%Y")  # Validate date format
+            project_id = await get_project_id(project_name)
+            if project_id:
+                await add_task_to_project(project_id, description, assignee, deadline, status, priority)
+                await interaction.response.send_message(f"Task '{description}' added to project '{project_name}'.")
+                logger.info(f"Task added to project {project_name}: {description}")
+            else:
+                await interaction.response.send_message(f"Project '{project_name}' not found.", ephemeral=True)
+                logger.warning(f"Attempted to add task to non-existent project: {project_name}")
+        except ValueError:
+            await interaction.response.send_message("Invalid date format. Please use MM/DD/YYYY format.", ephemeral=True)
+            logger.error(f"Invalid date format provided by user: {deadline}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            await interaction.response.send_message("An error occurred while adding the task.", ephemeral=True)
+            logger.error(f"Unexpected error in add_task: {e}")
 
 class DollyTracker(app_commands.Group, name="dolly", description="Dolly the Project Tracker."):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
         self.add_command(ProjectCommands())
-        self.add_command(TaskCommands())
-
+        self.add_command(TaskCommands())
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diff --git a/dolly/database.py b/dolly/database.py
index 605f6e8..10dbb24 100644
--- a/dolly/database.py
+++ b/dolly/database.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ async def init_db():
     async with aiosqlite.connect(DATABASE) as db:
         await db.execute(
             '''CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS projects(
-                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
                 name TEXT UNIQUE,
                 description TEXT)'''
         )
         await db.execute(
             '''CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tasks(
-                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
                 project_id INTEGER,
                 description TEXT,
                 assignee TEXT,
@@ -26,11 +26,28 @@ async def init_db():
 
 async def add_project(name, description):
     async with aiosqlite.connect(DATABASE) as db:
-        await db.execute("INSERT INTO projects(name, description) VALUES(?, ?)", (name, description))
+        cursor = await db.execute("INSERT INTO projects(name, description) VALUES(?, ?)", (name, description))
+        await db.commit()
+        return cursor.lastrowid  # Returns the ID of the newly created project
+
+async def get_project_id(name):
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(DATABASE) as db:
+        cursor = await db.execute("SELECT id FROM projects WHERE name = ?", (name,))
+        result = await cursor.fetchone()
+        return result[0] if result else None
+
+async def add_task_to_project(project_id, description, assignee, deadline, status, priority):
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(DATABASE) as db:
+        # Change the date format to MM/DD/YYYY
+        deadline_date = datetime.strptime(deadline, "%m/%d/%Y").date()
+        await db.execute("INSERT INTO tasks(project_id, description, assignee, deadline, status, priority) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                         (project_id, description, assignee, deadline_date, status, priority))
         await db.commit()
 
-async def add_task(project_id, description, assignee, deadline, status, priority):
+async def update_task(task_id, description, assignee, deadline, status, priority):
     async with aiosqlite.connect(DATABASE) as db:
-        deadline_date = datetime.strptime(deadline, "%Y-%m-%d").date()
-        await db.execute("INSERT INTO tasks(project_id, description, assignee, deadline, status, priority) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)", (project_id, description, assignee, deadline_date, status, priority))
+        # Change the date format to MM/DD/YYYY
+        deadline_date = datetime.strptime(deadline, "%m/%d/%Y").date()
+        await db.execute("UPDATE tasks SET description=?, assignee=?, deadline=?, status=?, priority=? WHERE id=?",
+                         (description, assignee, deadline_date, status, priority, task_id))
         await db.commit()
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diff --git a/dolly/logger.py b/dolly/logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b4dd2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dolly/logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import logging
+from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
+
+# Configure basic logger
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO,
+                    format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+                    datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+
+# Create a rotating file handler which logs even debug messages
+log_file = 'dolly.log'
+handler = RotatingFileHandler(log_file, maxBytes=100000, backupCount=3)
+formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('Dolly')
+logger.addHandler(handler)
+logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
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