'Employee ID is required']); exit; } try { $pdo = db(); $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT id FROM employees WHERE id = ?"); $stmt->execute([$id]); if (!$stmt->fetch()) { http_response_code(404); echo json_encode(['error' => 'Employee not found']); exit; } $stmt = $pdo->prepare("DELETE FROM employees WHERE id = ?"); $stmt->execute([$id]); echo json_encode(['success' => 'Employee deleted successfully']); } catch (PDOException $e) { http_response_code(500); echo json_encode(['error' => 'Database error: ' . $e->getMessage()]); }