prepare("
SELECT m.id, m.subject, m.created_at, m.read_at, u.email as other_party_email
FROM messages m
JOIN users u ON (m.sender_user_id = u.id AND m.recipient_user_id = ?) OR (m.recipient_user_id = u.id AND m.sender_user_id = ?)
WHERE m.sender_user_id = ? OR m.recipient_user_id = ?
ORDER BY m.created_at DESC
");
$stmt->execute([$user_id, $user_id, $user_id, $user_id]);
$messages = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
?>
My Messages - Continuum Nexus