Merge development into main: high-priority security/reliability batch (#27, #28, #30, #32)

- Add missing rate limiting to create_ticket_api.php (#27)
- Fix visibility-group matching disagreement between filter and access check (#28)
- Replace illusory transaction wrapping in migrate.php with statement-level resume (#30)
- Fix ticket_watchers.ticket_id type mismatch and missing FK (#32)

api/download_attachment.php

@@ -102,12 +102,50 @@ try {
     // Sanitize filename for Content-Disposition
     $safeFilename = preg_replace('/[^\w\s\-\.]/', '_', $attachment['original_filename']);
 
+    $fileSize = filesize($filePath);
+
+    // Parse a single-range "Range: bytes=start-end" request header (RFC 7233).
+    // Multi-range requests aren't supported; they fall through to a full 200 response.
+    $rangeStart = 0;
+    $rangeEnd = $fileSize - 1;
+    $isRangeRequest = false;
+
+    if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_RANGE']) && preg_match('/^bytes=(\d*)-(\d*)$/', trim($_SERVER['HTTP_RANGE']), $m)) {
+        if ($m[1] === '' && $m[2] === '') {
+            // Malformed ("bytes=-") — ignore and serve the full file.
+        } elseif ($m[1] === '') {
+            // Suffix range: last N bytes
+            $suffixLength = (int)$m[2];
+            $rangeStart = max(0, $fileSize - $suffixLength);
+            $rangeEnd = $fileSize - 1;
+            $isRangeRequest = true;
+        } else {
+            $rangeStart = (int)$m[1];
+            $rangeEnd = ($m[2] === '') ? $fileSize - 1 : min((int)$m[2], $fileSize - 1);
+            $isRangeRequest = true;
+        }
+
+        if ($isRangeRequest && ($rangeStart > $rangeEnd || $rangeStart >= $fileSize)) {
+            http_response_code(416);
+            header('Content-Range: bytes */' . $fileSize);
+            exit;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $rangeLength = $rangeEnd - $rangeStart + 1;
+
+    header('Accept-Ranges: bytes');
     header('Content-Type: ' . $attachment['mime_type']);
     header('Content-Disposition: ' . $disposition . '; filename="' . $safeFilename . '"');
-    header('Content-Length: ' . $attachment['file_size']);
     header('Cache-Control: private, max-age=3600');
     header('X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff');
 
+    if ($isRangeRequest) {
+        http_response_code(206);
+        header('Content-Range: bytes ' . $rangeStart . '-' . $rangeEnd . '/' . $fileSize);
+    }
+    header('Content-Length: ' . $rangeLength);
+
     // Prevent PHP from timing out on large files
     set_time_limit(0);
 
@@ -125,9 +163,18 @@ try {
         exit;
     }
 
-    while (!feof($handle)) {
+    fseek($handle, $rangeStart);
-        echo fread($handle, 8192);
+    $remaining = $rangeLength;
+    $chunkSize = 8192;
+    while ($remaining > 0 && !feof($handle)) {
+        $read = ($remaining < $chunkSize) ? $remaining : $chunkSize;
+        $data = fread($handle, $read);
+        if ($data === false) {
+            break;
+        }
+        echo $data;
         flush();
+        $remaining -= strlen($data);
     }
 
     fclose($handle);

api/notifications.php

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ $statusSql = "SELECT DISTINCT
     COALESCE(u.display_name, u.username, 'System') AS actor_name
   FROM audit_log al
   LEFT JOIN users u ON al.user_id = u.user_id
-  INNER JOIN ticket_watchers tw ON tw.ticket_id = CAST(al.entity_id AS UNSIGNED) AND tw.user_id = ?
+  INNER JOIN ticket_watchers tw ON tw.ticket_id = al.entity_id AND tw.user_id = ?
   WHERE al.action_type = 'update'
     AND al.entity_type = 'ticket'
     AND al.user_id != ?

api/upload_attachment.php

@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
         ResponseHelper::error('Invalid ticket ID format');
     }
 
+    $offset = isset($_GET['offset']) ? max(0, (int)$_GET['offset']) : 0;
+    $limit  = isset($_GET['limit'])  ? min(100, max(1, (int)$_GET['limit'])) : 40;
+
     try {
         $conn = Database::getConnection();
         $ticketModel = new TicketModel($conn);
@@ -123,7 +126,8 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
         }
 
         $attachmentModel = new AttachmentModel($conn);
-        $attachments = $attachmentModel->getAttachments($ticketId);
+        $total = $attachmentModel->getAttachmentCount($ticketId);
+        $attachments = $attachmentModel->getAttachments($ticketId, $limit, $offset);
 
         // Add formatted file size and icon to each attachment
         foreach ($attachments as &$att) {
@@ -131,7 +135,13 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
             $att['icon'] = AttachmentModel::getFileIcon($att['mime_type']);
         }
 
-        ResponseHelper::success(['attachments' => $attachments]);
+        ResponseHelper::success([
+            'attachments' => $attachments,
+            'total'       => $total,
+            'offset'      => $offset,
+            'limit'       => $limit,
+            'has_more'    => ($offset + $limit) < $total,
+        ]);
     } catch (Exception $e) {
         ResponseHelper::serverError('Failed to load attachments');
     }

api/watch_ticket.php

@@ -12,40 +12,43 @@ require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/models/TicketModel.php';
 
 $data = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true) ?? [];
 
-$ticketId = isset($_GET['ticket_id'])
+$ticketIdRaw = isset($_GET['ticket_id']) ? $_GET['ticket_id'] : ($data['ticket_id'] ?? '');
-    ? (int)$_GET['ticket_id']
-    : (int)($data['ticket_id'] ?? 0);
 
 if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
-    $ticketId = (int)($data['ticket_id'] ?? 0);
+    $ticketIdRaw = $data['ticket_id'] ?? '';
-    $action   = $data['action'] ?? '';
+    $action      = $data['action'] ?? '';
 
-    if ($ticketId <= 0 || !in_array($action, ['watch', 'unwatch'], true)) {
+    if ($ticketIdRaw === '' || !in_array($action, ['watch', 'unwatch'], true)) {
         http_response_code(400);
         echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Invalid parameters']);
         exit;
     }
 
     $ticketModel = new TicketModel($conn);
-    $ticket = $ticketModel->getTicketById($ticketId);
+    $ticket = $ticketModel->getTicketById((string)$ticketIdRaw);
     if (!$ticket || !$ticketModel->canUserAccessTicket($ticket, $currentUser)) {
         http_response_code(404);
         echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Ticket not found']);
         exit;
     }
 
+    // Use the canonical ticket_id string from the fetched ticket row, not the
+    // raw request value, so ticket_watchers always stores exactly what's in
+    // tickets.ticket_id.
+    $ticketId = $ticket['ticket_id'];
+
     if ($action === 'watch') {
         $stmt = $conn->prepare(
             "INSERT IGNORE INTO ticket_watchers (ticket_id, user_id) VALUES (?, ?)"
         );
-        $stmt->bind_param("ii", $ticketId, $userId);
+        $stmt->bind_param("si", $ticketId, $userId);
         $stmt->execute();
         $stmt->close();
     } else {
         $stmt = $conn->prepare(
             "DELETE FROM ticket_watchers WHERE ticket_id = ? AND user_id = ?"
         );
-        $stmt->bind_param("ii", $ticketId, $userId);
+        $stmt->bind_param("si", $ticketId, $userId);
         $stmt->execute();
         $stmt->close();
     }
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
     $countStmt = $conn->prepare(
         "SELECT COUNT(*) as cnt FROM ticket_watchers WHERE ticket_id = ?"
     );
-    $countStmt->bind_param("i", $ticketId);
+    $countStmt->bind_param("s", $ticketId);
     $countStmt->execute();
     $count = (int)$countStmt->get_result()->fetch_assoc()['cnt'];
     $countStmt->close();
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'GET') {
     exit;
 }
 
-if ($ticketId <= 0) {
+if ($ticketIdRaw === '') {
     http_response_code(400);
     echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'ticket_id required']);
     exit;
@@ -83,17 +86,19 @@ if ($ticketId <= 0) {
 // restricted ticket's watcher list and count aren't disclosed (the POST path
 // already checks this).
 $ticketModel = new TicketModel($conn);
-$ticket = $ticketModel->getTicketById($ticketId);
+$ticket = $ticketModel->getTicketById((string)$ticketIdRaw);
 if (!$ticket || !$ticketModel->canUserAccessTicket($ticket, $currentUser)) {
     http_response_code(404);
     echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'error' => 'Ticket not found']);
     exit;
 }
 
+$ticketId = $ticket['ticket_id'];
+
 $watchingStmt = $conn->prepare(
     "SELECT COUNT(*) as cnt FROM ticket_watchers WHERE ticket_id = ? AND user_id = ?"
 );
-$watchingStmt->bind_param("ii", $ticketId, $userId);
+$watchingStmt->bind_param("si", $ticketId, $userId);
 $watchingStmt->execute();
 $watching = (bool)$watchingStmt->get_result()->fetch_assoc()['cnt'];
 $watchingStmt->close();
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ $watchersStmt = $conn->prepare(
       ORDER BY tw.created_at ASC
       LIMIT 6"
 );
-$watchersStmt->bind_param("i", $ticketId);
+$watchersStmt->bind_param("s", $ticketId);
 $watchersStmt->execute();
 $watchersResult = $watchersStmt->get_result();
 $watchers = [];
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ $watchersStmt->close();
 
 // True watcher count (the list above is capped at 6 for the avatar group)
 $countStmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) AS cnt FROM ticket_watchers WHERE ticket_id = ?");
-$countStmt->bind_param("i", $ticketId);
+$countStmt->bind_param("s", $ticketId);
 $countStmt->execute();
 $count = (int)$countStmt->get_result()->fetch_assoc()['cnt'];
 $countStmt->close();

assets/js/dashboard.js

@@ -361,14 +361,9 @@ function initSidebarFilters() {
     }
 
     if (clearFiltersBtn) {
-        clearFiltersBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        // Delegate to clearAllFilters() so both controls always clear the same
-            const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+        // complete set of filter params instead of two independently-maintained lists.
-            ['status','category','type',
+        clearFiltersBtn.addEventListener('click', clearAllFilters);
-             'created_from','created_to','updated_from','updated_to','closed_from','closed_to'
-            ].forEach(k => params.delete(k));
-            params.set('page', '1');
-            window.location.search = params.toString();
-        });
     }
 }
 

assets/js/ticket.js

@@ -452,6 +452,140 @@ function handleAssignmentChange() {
     });
 }
 
+// ========================================
+// SLA Priority-Alert Banner
+// ========================================
+
+const SLA_TARGET_HOURS = { 1: 8, 2: 24 };
+const SLA_META = {
+    1: { cls: 'lt-sla-p1', icon: '[ ! ]', label: 'P1 Critical' },
+    2: { cls: 'lt-sla-p2', icon: '[ ~ ]', label: 'P2 High' },
+};
+
+let slaTickTimer = null;
+
+function stopSlaTicker() {
+    if (slaTickTimer) {
+        clearInterval(slaTickTimer);
+        slaTickTimer = null;
+    }
+}
+
+function startSlaTicker(banner) {
+    stopSlaTicker();
+
+    const createdAt = parseInt(banner.dataset.createdAt, 10) * 1000;
+    const slaMs = parseInt(banner.dataset.slaHours, 10) * 3600 * 1000;
+    const deadline = createdAt + slaMs;
+    const elapsedEl = document.getElementById('slaElapsedTimer');
+    const countdownEl = document.getElementById('slaCountdownTimer');
+    const overrunEl = document.getElementById('slaOverrunTimer');
+    const fillBar = document.getElementById('slaProgressBar');
+    const progressWrap = document.getElementById('slaProgress');
+
+    function fmtHMS(ms) {
+        const s = Math.floor(Math.abs(ms) / 1000);
+        const h = Math.floor(s / 3600), m = Math.floor((s % 3600) / 60), ss = s % 60;
+        return [h, m, ss].map(n => String(n).padStart(2, '0')).join(':');
+    }
+
+    function tick() {
+        const now = Date.now();
+        const elapsed = now - createdAt;
+        const remaining = deadline - now;
+        const pct = Math.min(100, Math.round((elapsed / slaMs) * 100));
+
+        if (elapsedEl) elapsedEl.textContent = fmtHMS(elapsed);
+        if (fillBar) fillBar.style.width = pct + '%';
+        if (progressWrap) progressWrap.setAttribute('aria-label', 'SLA progress ' + pct + '%');
+
+        if (remaining > 0) {
+            if (countdownEl) countdownEl.textContent = fmtHMS(remaining) + ' remaining';
+        } else if (overrunEl) {
+            overrunEl.textContent = fmtHMS(-remaining);
+        }
+    }
+
+    tick();
+    slaTickTimer = setInterval(tick, 1000);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Render, update, or remove the SLA priority-alert banner for the given
+ * priority, matching what a fresh page load would show. Called on initial
+ * load and again whenever the ticket's priority changes client-side, so the
+ * banner never goes stale until a reload.
+ */
+function renderSlaBanner(priorityNum) {
+    const anchor = document.getElementById('priorityAlertBannerAnchor');
+    const existing = document.getElementById('priorityAlertBanner');
+    const meta = SLA_META[priorityNum];
+    const status = window.ticketData && window.ticketData.status;
+
+    if (!meta || status === 'Closed') {
+        if (existing) {
+            stopSlaTicker();
+            existing.remove();
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const createdAtSec = window.ticketData && window.ticketData.created_at_ts;
+    if (!createdAtSec || !anchor) return;
+
+    const slaTargetHours = SLA_TARGET_HOURS[priorityNum];
+    const elapsedSeconds = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - createdAtSec;
+    const slaBreached = elapsedSeconds >= slaTargetHours * 3600;
+    const slaPct = Math.min(100, Math.round((elapsedSeconds / (slaTargetHours * 3600)) * 100));
+    const slaId = 'sla-' + window.ticketData.id;
+
+    let dismissed = false;
+    try {
+        dismissed = !!sessionStorage.getItem('lt_sla_dismissed_' + slaId);
+    } catch (e) { /* sessionStorage unavailable */ }
+
+    const banner = existing || document.createElement('div');
+    if (!existing) {
+        banner.id = 'priorityAlertBanner';
+        banner.setAttribute('role', 'alert');
+        banner.setAttribute('aria-live', 'polite');
+        banner.style.marginBottom = '0.75rem';
+        anchor.appendChild(banner);
+    }
+    banner.className = meta.cls;
+    banner.dataset.slaId = slaId;
+    banner.dataset.createdAt = String(createdAtSec);
+    banner.dataset.slaHours = String(slaTargetHours);
+    banner.hidden = dismissed;
+
+    banner.innerHTML =
+        `<span class="lt-sla-icon" aria-hidden="true">${meta.icon}</span>` +
+        '<div class="lt-sla-info">' +
+        `<div class="lt-sla-title">${lt.escHtml(meta.label)} — SLA: <span id="slaElapsedTimer"></span> elapsed of ${slaTargetHours}h limit` +
+        (slaBreached ? '&nbsp;<span class="lt-text-danger" id="slaBreachLabel">BREACHED</span>' : '') +
+        '</div>' +
+        `<div class="lt-sla-bar" aria-label="SLA progress ${slaPct}%" id="slaProgress">` +
+        `<div class="lt-sla-fill" id="slaProgressBar" style="width:${slaPct}%"></div>` +
+        '</div>' +
+        '</div>' +
+        (slaBreached
+            ? `<div class="lt-sla-meta lt-text-danger" id="slaCountdownTimer">+<span id="slaOverrunTimer">${Math.round((elapsedSeconds - slaTargetHours * 3600) / 360) / 10}h</span> over</div>`
+            : '<div class="lt-sla-meta" id="slaCountdownTimer"></div>') +
+        '<button type="button" class="lt-sla-dismiss" aria-label="Dismiss">&#x2715;</button>';
+
+    banner.querySelector('.lt-sla-dismiss').addEventListener('click', function() {
+        banner.hidden = true;
+        stopSlaTicker();
+        try { sessionStorage.setItem('lt_sla_dismissed_' + slaId, '1'); } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+    });
+
+    if (dismissed) {
+        stopSlaTicker();
+    } else {
+        startSlaTicker(banner);
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Handle metadata field changes (priority, category, type)
  */
@@ -475,10 +609,12 @@ function handleMetadataChanges() {
                 // Update window.ticketData
                 window.ticketData[fieldName] = fieldName === 'priority' ? parseInt(newValue) : newValue;
 
-                // For priority, update the TDS frame border accent
+                // For priority, update the TDS frame border accent and the
+                // SLA banner (which otherwise stays stale until reload)
                 if (fieldName === 'priority') {
                     const ticketFrame = document.querySelector('.lt-frame-ticket');
                     if (ticketFrame) ticketFrame.setAttribute('data-priority', newValue);
+                    renderSlaBanner(window.ticketData.priority);
                 }
             }
         })
@@ -1027,35 +1163,62 @@ function resetUploadUI() {
     }
 }
 
-function loadAttachments() {
+const ATTACHMENT_PAGE_SIZE = 40;
-    const ticketId = window.ticketData.id;
+let attachmentOffset = 0;
-    const container = document.getElementById('attachmentsList');
+let attachmentTotal = 0;
 
+function loadAttachments() {
+    const container = document.getElementById('attachmentsList');
     if (!container) return;
 
-    lt.api.get(`/api/upload_attachment.php?ticket_id=${ticketId}`)
+    attachmentOffset = 0;
+    attachmentTotal = 0;
+    fetchAttachmentsPage(false);
+}
+
+function fetchAttachmentsPage(append) {
+    const ticketId = window.ticketData.id;
+    const container = document.getElementById('attachmentsList');
+    if (!container) return;
+
+    const loadMoreBtn = document.getElementById('attachmentsLoadMoreBtn');
+    if (loadMoreBtn) {
+        loadMoreBtn.disabled = true;
+        loadMoreBtn.textContent = 'Loading…';
+    }
+
+    lt.api.get(`/api/upload_attachment.php?ticket_id=${ticketId}&offset=${attachmentOffset}&limit=${ATTACHMENT_PAGE_SIZE}`)
         .then(data => {
             if (data.success) {
-                renderAttachments(data.attachments || []);
+                attachmentTotal = data.total;
-            } else {
+                attachmentOffset += (data.attachments || []).length;
+                renderAttachments(data.attachments || [], append, data.has_more);
+            } else if (!append) {
                 container.innerHTML = '<p class="lt-text-muted">Error loading attachments.</p>';
+            } else {
+                lt.toast.error('Error loading more attachments');
             }
         })
         .catch(error => {
-            container.innerHTML = '<p class="lt-text-muted">Error loading attachments.</p>';
+            if (!append) {
+                container.innerHTML = '<p class="lt-text-muted">Error loading attachments.</p>';
+            } else {
+                lt.toast.error('Error loading more attachments');
+            }
         });
 }
 
-function renderAttachments(attachments) {
+function renderAttachments(attachments, append, hasMore) {
     const container = document.getElementById('attachmentsList');
     if (!container) return;
 
-    if (attachments.length === 0) {
+    if (!append && attachments.length === 0) {
         container.innerHTML = '<p class="lt-text-muted">No files attached to this ticket.</p>';
         return;
     }
 
-    let html = '<div class="attachments-grid">';
+    let grid = append ? container.querySelector('.attachments-grid') : null;
+    let html = '';
 
     attachments.forEach(att => {
         const uploaderName = att.display_name || att.username || 'Unknown';
@@ -1095,8 +1258,34 @@ function renderAttachments(attachments) {
         </div>`;
     });
 
-    html += '</div>';
+    if (grid) {
-    container.innerHTML = html;
+        const temp = document.createElement('div');
+        temp.innerHTML = html;
+        while (temp.firstChild) {
+            grid.appendChild(temp.firstChild);
+        }
+    } else {
+        container.innerHTML = '<div class="attachments-grid">' + html + '</div>';
+    }
+
+    const remaining = attachmentTotal - attachmentOffset;
+    let loadMoreBtn = document.getElementById('attachmentsLoadMoreBtn');
+    if (hasMore && remaining > 0) {
+        if (!loadMoreBtn) {
+            loadMoreBtn = document.createElement('button');
+            loadMoreBtn.type = 'button';
+            loadMoreBtn.id = 'attachmentsLoadMoreBtn';
+            loadMoreBtn.className = 'lt-btn lt-btn-sm lt-w-full';
+            loadMoreBtn.style.marginTop = '0.6rem';
+            loadMoreBtn.addEventListener('click', function() { fetchAttachmentsPage(true); });
+            container.appendChild(loadMoreBtn);
+        }
+        loadMoreBtn.disabled = false;
+        loadMoreBtn.textContent = `Load more attachments (${remaining} remaining)`;
+    } else if (loadMoreBtn) {
+        loadMoreBtn.remove();
+    }
+
     // Initialize lightbox on image thumbnails
     if (window.lt && lt.lightbox) {
         lt.lightbox.init('.lt-lightbox-trigger', { caption: 'title', loop: true });

create_ticket_api.php

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ header('Content-Type: application/json');
 error_reporting(E_ALL);
 ini_set('display_errors', 0);
 
+require_once __DIR__ . '/middleware/RateLimitMiddleware.php';
+RateLimitMiddleware::apply('api');
+
 // Load environment variables with error check
 $envFile = __DIR__ . '/.env';
 if (!file_exists($envFile)) {

helpers/NotificationHelper.php

@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ class NotificationHelper
                 return;
             }
             if ($excludeUserId !== null) {
-                $stmt->bind_param("ii", $ticketId, $excludeUserId);
+                $stmt->bind_param("si", $ticketId, $excludeUserId);
             } else {
-                $stmt->bind_param("i", $ticketId);
+                $stmt->bind_param("s", $ticketId);
             }
             $stmt->execute();
             $result = $stmt->get_result();

migrations/000_baseline.sql

@@ -243,11 +243,12 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `ticket_templates` (
 
 -- ============ ticket_watchers ============
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `ticket_watchers` (
-  `ticket_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  `ticket_id` varchar(9) NOT NULL,
   `user_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `created_at` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT current_timestamp(),
   PRIMARY KEY (`ticket_id`,`user_id`),
-  KEY `idx_watcher_user` (`user_id`)
+  KEY `idx_watcher_user` (`user_id`),
+  CONSTRAINT `fk_watchers_ticket_id` FOREIGN KEY (`ticket_id`) REFERENCES `tickets` (`ticket_id`) ON DELETE CASCADE
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 
 -- ============ tickets ============

migrations/004_fix_ticket_watchers_type.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+-- Fix ticket_watchers.ticket_id type mismatch and missing FK to tickets
+--
+-- ticket_watchers.ticket_id was int(11), while every other satellite table
+-- (ticket_comments, ticket_attachments, ticket_dependencies,
+-- custom_field_values) stores it as varchar(9)/varchar(10) matching
+-- tickets.ticket_id. There was also no FK constraint at all, unlike every
+-- other satellite table, so orphaned watcher rows could never be caught by
+-- referential integrity. Ticket IDs are always 9-digit numeric strings
+-- (see TicketModel::create's sprintf('%09d', ...)), so the int -> varchar(9)
+-- conversion below is lossless for real data.
+--
+-- Safe to re-run.
+
+-- Remove any watcher rows that no longer point at a real ticket (possible
+-- today precisely because there was no FK to prevent it) before adding the
+-- constraint, since orphans would make the ADD CONSTRAINT below fail.
+DELETE tw FROM `ticket_watchers` tw
+    LEFT JOIN `tickets` t ON tw.`ticket_id` = t.`ticket_id`
+    WHERE t.`ticket_id` IS NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE `ticket_watchers`
+    MODIFY COLUMN `ticket_id` varchar(9) NOT NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE `ticket_watchers`
+    DROP FOREIGN KEY IF EXISTS `fk_watchers_ticket_id`;
+
+ALTER TABLE `ticket_watchers`
+    ADD CONSTRAINT `fk_watchers_ticket_id` FOREIGN KEY (`ticket_id`) REFERENCES `tickets` (`ticket_id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

migrations/migrate.php

@@ -46,6 +46,23 @@ if (!$conn->query($createTable)) {
     exit(1);
 }
 
+// Tracks per-statement progress within a migration file. MySQL DDL statements
+// (ALTER/CREATE TABLE, etc.) cause an implicit commit, so begin_transaction()/
+// rollback() around a whole file can't actually undo DDL already executed
+// earlier in that same file. This table lets a re-run after a partial failure
+// resume from the statement after the last one that succeeded, instead of
+// re-executing already-applied DDL and wedging on "already exists" errors.
+$createProgressTable = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS migration_progress (
+    filename VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    last_statement_index INT NOT NULL,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+)";
+
+if (!$conn->query($createProgressTable)) {
+    echo "Error: Could not create migration_progress table: " . $conn->error . "\n";
+    exit(1);
+}
+
 // Get list of completed migrations
 $completed = [];
 $result = $conn->query("SELECT filename FROM migrations ORDER BY id");
@@ -114,47 +131,87 @@ foreach ($pending as $file) {
         continue;
     }
 
-    // Execute migration - handle multiple statements
+    // Execute migration statement-by-statement, tracking progress as we go.
-    $conn->begin_transaction();
+    // No begin_transaction()/rollback() here: DDL statements auto-commit in
-
+    // MySQL/MariaDB regardless, so a transaction wrapper around the whole
+    // file would only create the illusion of atomicity while giving no real
+    // protection. Instead, each statement commits immediately (autocommit),
+    // and its index is durably recorded so a later re-run can resume exactly
+    // where a previous run left off rather than re-executing already-applied
+    // DDL.
     try {
         // Split by semicolon but respect statements properly
         // Note: This doesn't handle semicolons in strings, but our migrations are simple
-        $statements = array_filter(
+        $statements = array_values(array_filter(
             array_map('trim', explode(';', $sql)),
             function($stmt) {
                 // Remove comments and check if there's actual SQL
                 $cleaned = preg_replace('/--.*$/m', '', $stmt);
                 return !empty(trim($cleaned));
             }
-        );
+        ));
+
+        $resumeFrom = 0;
+        $progressStmt = $conn->prepare(
+            "SELECT last_statement_index FROM migration_progress WHERE filename = ?"
+        );
+        $progressStmt->bind_param('s', $filename);
+        $progressStmt->execute();
+        $progressRow = $progressStmt->get_result()->fetch_assoc();
+        $progressStmt->close();
+        if ($progressRow) {
+            $resumeFrom = (int)$progressRow['last_statement_index'] + 1;
+            echo "\n  Resuming from statement " . ($resumeFrom + 1) . " of " . count($statements)
+                . " after a previous partial failure... ";
+        }
+
+        foreach ($statements as $index => $statement) {
+            if ($index < $resumeFrom) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
-        foreach ($statements as $statement) {
             if (!$conn->query($statement)) {
                 // Some "errors" are acceptable (like "index already exists")
                 $error = $conn->error;
                 if (strpos($error, 'Duplicate key name') !== false ||
                     strpos($error, 'already exists') !== false) {
                     // Index already exists, that's fine
-                    continue;
+                } else {
+                    throw new Exception($error);
                 }
-                throw new Exception($error);
             }
+
+            // Record progress after every statement so a later run can
+            // resume from here even if a subsequent statement fails.
+            $upsert = $conn->prepare(
+                "INSERT INTO migration_progress (filename, last_statement_index) VALUES (?, ?)
+                 ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE last_statement_index = VALUES(last_statement_index)"
+            );
+            $upsert->bind_param('si', $filename, $index);
+            $upsert->execute();
+            $upsert->close();
         }
 
-        // Record the migration
+        // Record the migration as fully complete and clear its progress marker
         $stmt = $conn->prepare("INSERT INTO migrations (filename) VALUES (?)");
         $stmt->bind_param('s', $filename);
         if (!$stmt->execute()) {
             throw new Exception("Could not record migration: " . $conn->error);
         }
 
-        $conn->commit();
+        $clearProgress = $conn->prepare("DELETE FROM migration_progress WHERE filename = ?");
+        $clearProgress->bind_param('s', $filename);
+        $clearProgress->execute();
+        $clearProgress->close();
+
         echo "OK\n";
         $success++;
 
     } catch (Exception $e) {
-        $conn->rollback();
+        // Nothing to roll back: every statement up to the failure already
+        // committed (DDL implicitly, everything else via autocommit). The
+        // progress marker recorded above reflects exactly how far this file
+        // got, so the next run will resume right after the last success.
         echo "FAILED (" . $e->getMessage() . ")\n";
         $failed++;
     }

models/AttachmentModel.php

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class AttachmentModel
     /**
      * Get all attachments for a ticket
      */
-    public function getAttachments($ticketId)
+    public function getAttachments($ticketId, int $limit = 0, int $offset = 0)
     {
         $sql = "SELECT a.*, u.username, u.display_name
                 FROM ticket_attachments a
@@ -24,8 +24,16 @@ class AttachmentModel
                 WHERE a.ticket_id = ?
                 ORDER BY a.uploaded_at DESC";
 
+        if ($limit > 0) {
+            $sql .= " LIMIT ? OFFSET ?";
+        }
+
         $stmt = $this->conn->prepare($sql);
-        $stmt->bind_param("s", $ticketId);
+        if ($limit > 0) {
+            $stmt->bind_param("sii", $ticketId, $limit, $offset);
+        } else {
+            $stmt->bind_param("s", $ticketId);
+        }
         $stmt->execute();
         $result = $stmt->get_result();
 

models/TicketModel.php

@@ -726,7 +726,10 @@ class TicketModel
             $groupConditions = [];
             foreach ($userGroups as $group) {
                 $groupConditions[] = "FIND_IN_SET(?, REPLACE(t.visibility_groups, ' ', ''))";
-                $params[] = $group;
+                // Strip spaces from the bound value too, matching the REPLACE()
+                // applied to the column, so a group name like "IT Support" is
+                // normalized the same way on both sides of the comparison.
+                $params[] = str_replace(' ', '', $group);
                 $types .= 's';
             }
             $conditions[] = "(t.visibility = 'internal' AND (" . implode(' OR ', $groupConditions) . "))";

views/TicketView.php

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ $json_priority   = json_encode($ticket['priority'], JSON_HEX_TAG);
 $json_category   = json_encode($ticket['category'], JSON_HEX_TAG);
 $json_type       = json_encode($ticket['type'], JSON_HEX_TAG);
 $json_updated_at     = json_encode($ticket['updated_at'], JSON_HEX_TAG);
+$json_created_at_ts  = json_encode((int)strtotime($ticket['created_at']), JSON_HEX_TAG);
 $json_total_comments = json_encode((int)$totalComments, JSON_HEX_TAG);
 $json_comment_page   = json_encode((int)$commentPageSize, JSON_HEX_TAG);
 $json_current_uid    = json_encode((int)($currentUser['user_id'] ?? 0), JSON_HEX_TAG);
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ window.ticketData = {
     category:       {$json_category},
     type:           {$json_type},
     updated_at:     {$json_updated_at},
+    created_at_ts:  {$json_created_at_ts},
     totalComments:  {$json_total_comments},
     commentOffset:  {$json_comment_page},
     commentPageSize:{$json_comment_page},
@@ -209,95 +211,17 @@ include __DIR__ . '/layout_header.php';
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<?php if ($priorityNum <= 2 && $ticket['status'] !== 'Closed') : ?>
+<?php // SLA banner (P1/P2, non-Closed tickets) is rendered and kept live by
-    <?php
+      // renderSlaBanner() in ticket.js, so it can also rebuild/tear itself
-    $slaTargetHours = match ($priorityNum) {
+      // down when priority changes client-side without a page reload. ?>
-        1 => 8, 2 => 24, default => 72
+<div id="priorityAlertBannerAnchor"></div>
-    };
-    $elapsedSeconds = time() - strtotime($ticket['created_at']);
-    $slaPct         = min(100, round(($elapsedSeconds / ($slaTargetHours * 3600)) * 100));
-    $slaBreached    = $elapsedSeconds >= ($slaTargetHours * 3600);
-    $slaClass       = $priorityNum === 1 ? 'lt-sla-p1' : 'lt-sla-p2';
-    $slaIcon        = $priorityNum === 1 ? '[ ! ]' : '[ ~ ]';
-    $slaLabel       = $priorityNum === 1 ? 'P1 Critical' : 'P2 High';
-    $slaId          = 'sla-' . htmlspecialchars($ticket['ticket_id'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
-    ?>
-<!-- SLA banner — P1/P2 only, dismissible per session -->
-<div class="<?= $slaClass ?>" id="priorityAlertBanner" role="alert" aria-live="polite"
-     data-sla-id="<?= $slaId ?>"
-     data-created-at="<?= (int)strtotime($ticket['created_at']) ?>"
-     data-sla-hours="<?= $slaTargetHours ?>"
-     style="margin-bottom:0.75rem">
-  <span class="lt-sla-icon" aria-hidden="true"><?= $slaIcon ?></span>
-  <div class="lt-sla-info">
-    <div class="lt-sla-title">
-      <?= $slaLabel ?> — SLA: <span id="slaElapsedTimer"></span> elapsed of <?= $slaTargetHours ?>h limit
-      <?php if ($slaBreached) : ?>
-        &nbsp;<span class="lt-text-danger" id="slaBreachLabel">BREACHED</span>
-      <?php endif ?>
-    </div>
-    <div class="lt-sla-bar" aria-label="SLA progress <?= $slaPct ?>%" id="slaProgress">
-      <div class="lt-sla-fill" id="slaProgressBar" style="width:<?= $slaPct ?>%"></div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-    <?php if (!$slaBreached) : ?>
-        <div class="lt-sla-meta" id="slaCountdownTimer"></div>
-    <?php else : ?>
-        <div class="lt-sla-meta lt-text-danger" id="slaCountdownTimer">+<span id="slaOverrunTimer"><?= round(($elapsedSeconds - $slaTargetHours * 3600) / 3600, 1) ?>h</span> over</div>
-    <?php endif ?>
-  <button type="button" class="lt-sla-dismiss" aria-label="Dismiss">&#x2715;</button>
-</div>
 <script nonce="<?= htmlspecialchars($nonce, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>">
-(function(){
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
-  var banner = document.getElementById('priorityAlertBanner');
+    if (typeof renderSlaBanner === 'function') {
-  var id = banner.dataset.slaId;
+        renderSlaBanner(window.ticketData.priority);
-  try { if (id && sessionStorage.getItem('lt_sla_dismissed_' + id)) banner.hidden = true; } catch(e) {}
-
-  banner.querySelector('.lt-sla-dismiss').addEventListener('click', function() {
-    banner.hidden = true;
-    try { if (id) sessionStorage.setItem('lt_sla_dismissed_' + id, '1'); } catch(e) {}
-  });
-
-  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
-    if (banner.hidden) return;
-    var createdAt = parseInt(banner.dataset.createdAt, 10) * 1000;
-    var slaMs     = parseInt(banner.dataset.slaHours, 10) * 3600 * 1000;
-    var deadline  = new Date(createdAt + slaMs);
-    var elapsedEl   = document.getElementById('slaElapsedTimer');
-    var countdownEl = document.getElementById('slaCountdownTimer');
-    var overrunEl   = document.getElementById('slaOverrunTimer');
-    var fillBar     = document.getElementById('slaProgressBar');
-    var progressWrap = document.getElementById('slaProgress');
-
-    function fmtHMS(ms) {
-      var s = Math.floor(Math.abs(ms) / 1000);
-      var h = Math.floor(s / 3600), m = Math.floor((s % 3600) / 60), ss = s % 60;
-      return [h, m, ss].map(function(n){ return String(n).padStart(2,'0'); }).join(':');
     }
-
+});
-    function tick() {
-      var now      = Date.now();
-      var elapsed  = now - createdAt;
-      var remaining = deadline - now;
-      var pct      = Math.min(100, Math.round((elapsed / slaMs) * 100));
-
-      if (elapsedEl)   elapsedEl.textContent = fmtHMS(elapsed);
-      if (fillBar)     fillBar.style.width = pct + '%';
-      if (progressWrap) progressWrap.setAttribute('aria-label', 'SLA progress ' + pct + '%');
-
-      if (remaining > 0) {
-        if (countdownEl) countdownEl.textContent = fmtHMS(remaining) + ' remaining';
-      } else {
-        if (overrunEl) overrunEl.textContent = fmtHMS(-remaining);
-      }
-    }
-
-    tick();
-    setInterval(tick, 1000);
-  });
-})();
 </script>
-<?php endif ?>
 
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