prepare("SELECT * FROM websettings"); $websettings->execute(); $websettings = $websettings->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ); $status = ''; if (!empty($websettings->maintenance_text)) { $status = $websettings->maintenance_text; //use custom text } else { $status = $websettings->default_maintenance_text; //default maintenance text } $body = <<

{$status}

EOT; echo $body;