<?php
require_once("env.php");
require_once("session.php");
require_once("connection.php");
require_once("functions.php");

if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die(json_encode([])); // Return empty JSON on failure
}

$stmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT user_id, first_name, last_name FROM users ORDER BY first_name ASC");
$stmt->execute();
$result = $stmt->get_result();

$users = [];
while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
    $users[] = $row;
}

echo json_encode($users);
$conn->close();
?>