<?php
// Include your database connection script
include '../connectDB.php';

// Get the state_id from the query string
$stateId = isset($_GET['state_id']) ? intval($_GET['state_id']) : 0;

// Array to hold cities
$cities = [];

// Fetch cities from the database based on state_id
if ($stateId > 0) {
    $query = "SELECT `id`, `name` FROM cities WHERE state_id = ?";
    $stmt = $conn->prepare($query);
    $stmt->bind_param("i", $stateId);
    $stmt->execute();
    $result = $stmt->get_result();

    while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        $cities[] = $row;
    }
}

// Return the cities as JSON
header('Content-Type: application/json');
echo json_encode($cities);
?>