prepare("SELECT status FROM invoices_shamcash WHERE invoice_number = :inv LIMIT 1"); $stmt->execute(['inv' => $invoice_number]); $res = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); if ($res) { echo json_encode(["status" => "success", "invoice_status" => $res['status']]); } else { printFailure("Invoice not found"); } } catch (PDOException $e) { printFailure("Error: " . $e->getMessage()); } ?>