false, 'message' => 'Invalid request method.']); exit; } $email = filter_var($_POST['email'] ?? '', FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL); if (!$email) { echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'message' => 'Please provide a valid email address.']); exit; } try { $stmt = db()->prepare("INSERT INTO subscriptions (email) VALUES (?)"); $stmt->execute([$email]); echo json_encode(['success' => true, 'message' => 'Subscription successful. Thank you!']); } catch (PDOException $e) { if ($e->getCode() === '23000') { echo json_encode(['success' => true, 'message' => 'You are already subscribed.']); } else { error_log($e->getMessage()); echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'message' => 'A server error occurred. Please try again later.']); } }