setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); $sql = "SELECT e.name AS employee_name, d.department_name, p.project_name FROM employees e JOIN departments d ON e.dep_id = d.id JOIN projects p ON e.project_id = p.id"; $stmt = $pdo->query($sql); $result = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); return $result; } catch (PDOException $e) { return []; } finally { $pdo = null; } }