<?php
require_once __DIR__ . '/../db/config.php';

header('Content-Type: application/json');

try {
    $pdo = db();

    $stmt = $pdo->query(
        'SELECT p.id, p.name, p.team, p.sport, p.image_url, pf.favorite_count 
         FROM players p 
         JOIN player_favorites pf ON p.id = pf.player_id 
         ORDER BY pf.favorite_count DESC 
         LIMIT 6'
    );

    $popular_players = $stmt->fetchAll();

    echo json_encode(['players' => $popular_players]);

} catch (PDOException $e) {
    http_response_code(500);
    echo json_encode(['status' => 'error', 'message' => 'Database error: ' . $e->getMessage()]);
}