prepare("SELECT `rate` FROM purchase_order_master WHERE po_no = ?"); $stmt->bind_param("s", $po_no); $stmt->execute(); $result = $stmt->get_result(); if ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) { echo json_encode(['success' => true, 'rate' => $row['rate']]); } else { echo json_encode(['success' => false]); } } else { echo json_encode(['success' => false]); }