false]; if ($num && $slatlist) { try { $pdo = db_connect(); // Fetch the existing slatlist from the database $sql = "SELECT slatlist FROM chandj.output WHERE num = ?"; $stmh = $pdo->prepare($sql); $stmh->bindValue(1, $num, PDO::PARAM_INT); $stmh->execute(); $existingslatlist = $stmh->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)['slatlist']; $existingslatlist = json_decode($existingslatlist, true); $updatedslatlist = json_decode($slatlist, true); // Update the existing slatlist with new data foreach ($updatedslatlist as $index => $update) { if (isset($existingslatlist[$index])) { foreach ($update as $key => $value) { // Update only the fields that are expected to change (e.g., checkboxes) if (array_key_exists($key, $existingslatlist[$index]) && strpos($key, '_check') !== false) { $existingslatlist[$index][$key] = $value; } } } } // Convert the updated slatlist back to a JSON string and save it in the database $sql = "UPDATE chandj.output SET slatlist = ? WHERE num = ?"; $stmh = $pdo->prepare($sql); $stmh->bindValue(1, json_encode($existingslatlist), PDO::PARAM_STR); $stmh->bindValue(2, $num, PDO::PARAM_INT); if ($stmh->execute()) { $response['success'] = true; } else { $response['message'] = "Failed to update the database."; } } catch (PDOException $e) { $response['message'] = "Error: " . $e->getMessage(); } } echo json_encode($response); ?>