<?php require_once 'lib/categories.php'; $c = new Categories(); $cats = $c->get_categories(); $for_js = array(); for ($i = 0; $i < count($cats); $i++) { $for_js[] = array($cats[$i]['cat_name'], $cats[$i]['tally']); } header('Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate'); header('Expires: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT'); header('Content-type: application/json'); if (!empty($for_js)) { echo json_encode($for_js); } else { echo json_encode(array("The categories array was empty.", "for_js" => $for_js, "cats" => $cats)); }