connect_error) { die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error); } $lastname = $_POST['lastname']; $sql = "SELECT first_name, last_name, email FROM auth_users WHERE last_name LIKE ?"; $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql); $param = "%" . $lastname . "%"; $stmt->bind_param("s", $param); $stmt->execute(); $result = $stmt->get_result(); $response = ['success' => false, 'users' => []]; while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) { $response['success'] = true; $response['users'][] = [ 'first_name' => $row['first_name'], 'last_name' => $row['last_name'], 'email' => $row['email'] ]; } echo json_encode($response); $stmt->close(); $conn->close(); ?>