prepare("UPDATE submissions SET status = ? WHERE id = ?"); $stmt->execute([$status, $submission_id]); // Fetch applicant email $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT email, full_name FROM submissions WHERE id = ?"); $stmt->execute([$submission_id]); $submission = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); if ($submission) { $to = $submission['email']; $subject = "Your Security Clearance Application Status"; $body = "
Dear " . htmlspecialchars($submission['full_name']) . ",
"; $body .= "Your application for security clearance has been " . htmlspecialchars($status) . ".
"; $body .= "Thank you.
"; MailService::sendMail($to, $subject, $body, strip_tags($body)); } } } header("Location: dashboard.php"); exit;