false, 'message' => 'Supplier name required']); exit; } $db = DBHandlerSelect::getInstance(); $pdo = $db->getConnection(); $stmt = $pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO suppliers (supplier_name, vat) VALUES (?, ?)"); $ok = $stmt->execute([$supplier_name, $vat !== '' ? $vat : null]); echo json_encode(['success' => (bool)$ok]);