<?php include "db_connect.php"; $categorySlug = !empty($_GET['categorySlug'])?$_GET['categorySlug']:''; $categorySlug=check_input($con,$categorySlug); $stmt = $con->prepare('SELECT `category_slug` FROM `spc_category` WHERE `category_slug` = ? '); $stmt->bind_param('s', $categorySlug); $result = $stmt->execute(); $stmt->store_result(); if ($stmt->num_rows == 0) { echo "true";exit; } else { echo "false";exit; } $stmt->close(); ?>