'failure', 'message' => 'Forbidden. Admin access required.', ], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE); exit; } function normalize_phone($s) { return preg_replace('/\D+/', '', (string)$s); } $phone = filterRequest("phone"); if (empty($phone)) { jsonError("phone is required"); exit; } $phn = normalize_phone($phone); $stmt = $con->prepare("DELETE FROM passenger_blacklist WHERE phone_normalized = :phn"); $stmt->execute(['phn' => $phn]); if ($stmt->rowCount() > 0) { jsonSuccess(null, "Removed from blacklist"); } else { jsonError("Phone was not blacklisted"); }