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php/newstormdata.php

@@ -1,21 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 require_once __DIR__ . '/common.php';
 
-/**
- * Sends a JSON error response and terminates the script.
- * @param int $code HTTP status code.
- * @param string $message User-facing error message.
- * @param string|null $log_message Optional message for the server log.
- */
-function send_error($code, $message, $log_message = null) {
-    http_response_code($code);
-    header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
-    if ($log_message) {
-        error_log($log_message);
-    }
-    echo json_encode(['error' => $message]);
-    exit;
-}
 
 /**
  * Handles power outage requests for the new schema.