print "<table>\n";
foreach $item (@items_list) {
     print "<tr><td>";
     if ($user_type eq 'admin' || $user_type eq 'staff') { 
          print "<a href='db_script.pl?item=$item&action=show_details'>";
     }
     print $item;
     if ($user_type eq 'admin' || $user_type eq 'staff') {
          print "</a>";
     }
     print "</td></tr>\n";
}
print "</table>\n";