false, 'message' => 'Invalid email address']); exit; } try { $stmt = $db->prepare("INSERT IGNORE INTO newsletters (email) VALUES (?)"); $stmt->execute([$email]); if ($stmt->rowCount() > 0) { echo json_encode(['success' => true, 'message' => 'Thank you for subscribing!']); } else { echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'message' => 'Email already subscribed']); } } catch (Exception $e) { echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'message' => 'Subscription failed. Please try again.']); }