true, "message" => "Success", "count" => $friends_count, ), JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES)); } else { http_response_code(400); //user doesnt exist } } else //no user id provided, use the local users session (if exists) { $friends = getFriends($GLOBALS['user']->id); $friends_count = 0; foreach($friends as $friend) { $friends_count = $friends_count + 1; } echo(json_encode(array( "success" => true, "message" => "Success", "count" => $friends_count, ), JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES)); }