prepare(" INSERT INTO eng_events.`260227_ais_workshop_registration` (full_name, email, affiliation, phone) VALUES (:full_name, :email, :affiliation, :phone) "); // Bind parameters $stmt->execute([ ':full_name' => $_POST['full_name'], ':email' => $_POST['email'], ':affiliation' => $_POST['affiliation'], ':phone' => $_POST['phone'] ]); // If we reach this point, the INSERT succeeded echo "Thank you for your submission."; } catch (PDOException $e) { // SQLSTATE 23000 = integrity constraint violation if ($e->getCode() === '23000') { // You can inspect $e->getMessage() to map specific constraints // to specific user-friendly messages if you want. // Example: if (strpos($e->getMessage(), 'chk_affiliation') !== false) { echo "Your submission was not recorded. Please choose a valid affiliation."; exit; } if (strpos($e->getMessage(), 'chk_email') !== false) { echo "Your submission was not recorded. Please enter a valid email address."; exit; } // Fallback for any other constraint violation echo "Your submission was not recorded. Please review your entries and try again."; exit; } // Any other database error echo "A system error occurred. Please try again later."; exit; } ?>