flag fixes in work

restored the flagmap and reflinks table creations that somehow got deleted
restored the flag table and reference chain modifiactions that somehow got deleted
2026-02-12 21:56:45 -05:00 · 2026-02-12 20:40:56 -05:00 · 2026-02-12 20:40:05 -05:00 · 2026-02-12 20:38:40 -05:00 · 2026-02-12 19:42:36 -05:00 · 2026-02-11 22:28:02 -05:00
30 changed files with 1543 additions and 623 deletions
--- a/44
+++ b/44
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
    CHANGELOG
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0

@@ -193,10 +193,50 @@
        fixed. Made the corrections to the edit code as well as the
        new entry.
    - In logentry.php, the default times for notes entered using dates
-        other than today's date contained a trailing coln that mysql
+        other than today's date contained a trailing colon that mysql
        didn't like. Removed trailing colons.
    - Cleaned up the REQUEST importation in multiple files to default to
        NULL values for parameters not supplied to prevent warning 
        messages in the logs.
    - In the install.sh script, removed the prompts for optional package
        installation. Code is still there, just turned off by default.
+
+5.2.4.1 - 2025-12-10
+    - Fixed bug in search.php where "Print search results" link on the 
+        search results page resulted in the printable page not showing
+        any results. This was due to a php fatal error caused by passing
+        a non-array as the second argument of the php in_array()
+        function.
+
+5.2.4.2 - 2025-12-11
+    - Fixed other bugs caused by passing a non-array as the second 
+        argument of the php in_array() function in various files.
+
+5.2.4.3 - 2025-12-16
+    - Various problems were noted resulting from php's use of UTC as the
+        default timezone. Now, on installation or upgrade, the installer
+        gets the correct timezone from the system and sets it as a php
+        option in a .htaccess file in the install location. This solves
+        multiple problems and allows today's date and the current time
+        to be determined from the php date() function as part of the
+        settings.php once per page load instead of having to query the 
+        database multiple times per page load. Also added the option to
+        allow apache to read the .htaccess file to the <Directory>
+        section of the application's conf file in 
+        /etc/apache2/conf-available
+    - Renamed the installer's db.php_update.sh script to files-update.sh
+        to reflect that it now can do more than just modify the db.php
+        file. For this version, it's used to modify the apache conf file
+        mentioned earlier.
+    - Completely removed the optional package prompting/installation
+        code from install.sh. This is best done using separate
+        installers.
+
+5.2.4.4 - 2025-12-19
+    -Fixed bugs that caused crashes on the Scheduled Maintenance page 
+        that were caused by more strict behavior of php regarding mysql 
+        queries.
+    - Fixed bug where some functions defined in functions.php were not
+        treating the $today variable as global.
+    - In install.php, if a previous installation was found, make upgrade
+        the default choice.
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
    INSTALL
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0

--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# OpenLog #
+
+OpenLog is an online logbook application. It allows anyone with a web browser to read, enter, and search for notes on any subject. 
+
+The available shifts, employees, and subjects are easily configured. Notes can be referred to other notes and the entire chain of referenced notes can be displayed in a single page. This makes it convenient to track ongoing projects or actions on a particular piece of equipment over a long period of time. 
+
+Version 5.0 adds parts tracking functionality. Notes can have parts change information associated with them and maintenance/repair forms can be generated for parts. Parts related functions can be disabled to reduce clutter if they are not needed. 
+
+Version 5.1 adds scheduled maintenance functionality, which can also be disabled if not needed. Notes, parts, and maintenance forms can be searched for based on a number of criteria. 
+
+The look and feel of the OpenLog pages are easily changed. Settings that affect all users can be changed in the Administration menu. Each user can personalize his or her own settings in the My Profile menu. 
+
+No browser specific HTML is used in OpenLog, so it should be useable in any browser, and it has been tested using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Edge.
+
+## Prerequisites ##
+
+- Linux - The installer is written to automate installation on Debian based Linux servers, but OpenLog itself should run on any current Linux distribution, albeit installation will need to be accomplished manually. 
+- Apache2 - Current development is using version 2.4.65
+- MySQL or MariaDB - Current development is using MariaDB version 11.8.3
+- php - Current development is using version 8.4.11
+
+## Installation ##
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> These instructions are used to either install a new instance of OpenLog or upgrade an existing one.
+
+1. Unzip the OpenLog-x.x.x.tar.gz file you've downloaded into a convenient place.
+2. `cd OpenLog-x.x.x`
+3. `sudo ./install.sh`
+
+* The installer will check for installation of the required packages and prompt for their installation if not found.
+* You'll then be prompted for the webserver's install location. The default should work for standard installations.
+* You'll then be prompted for the installation location of this instance of OpenLog. You should come up with a unique name. 
+* If this directory already exists and contains an instance of OpenLog, you will be prompted to cancel the process or upgrade this instance.
+  * If you choose to upgrade, your OpenLog instance will be upgraded and you're done.
+* If this directory does not exist, it will be created and a new instance will be installed. You can have multiple instances of OpenLog running under different names in different directories. For example, if you wanted to create an Operations Log, you could enter `opslog`.
+  * In the Operations Log example referred to above, you could enter `OpsLog` or `Operations Log`.
+  * You'll br prompted for the name of the database to be created. You should choose something appropriate, like `opslog` for the example given.
+  * Next, you'll be prompted to enable the apache2 configuration for this instance.
+  *The new instance will now be installed and accessible. You will be given some important information.
+  > [!IMPORTANT]
+  > The default login credentials for the initial admin user are:
+  > login: `OpenLogAdmin`
+  > password: `OpenLog-1`
+  > Make note of these credentials, otherwise you will not be able to login and configure your new installation.
+  >
+  > It is highly recommended that you change the OpenLogAdmin user password and/or create your own admin user (with a secure password) and disable this default account after logging in for the first time.
+
+
+## History ##
+
+OpenLog was written to replace a creaky old inefficient error prone Access database which had in turn replaced stacks of paper logbooks. Now, with some improvements and over 15 years and 44000 notes later in a production environment, it's still going strong.
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+5.3.0
--- a/database-initial.sql
+++ b/database-initial.sql
@@ -232,6 +232,32 @@ LOCK TABLES `flags` WRITE;
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `flags` ENABLE KEYS */;
 UNLOCK TABLES;

+--
+-- Table structure for table `flagmap`
+--
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `flagmap`;
+/*!40101 SET @saved_cs_client     = @@character_set_client */;
+/*!40101 SET character_set_client = utf8 */;
+CREATE TABLE `flagmap` (
+  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `flagid` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  `lognoteid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `maintformid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `notetemplateid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
+/*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
+
+--
+-- Dumping data for table `flagmap`
+--
+
+LOCK TABLES `flagmap` WRITE;
+/*!40000 ALTER TABLE `flagmap` DISABLE KEYS */;
+/*!40000 ALTER TABLE `flagmap` ENABLE KEYS */;
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+
 --
 -- Table structure for table `links`
 --
@@ -273,7 +299,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `lognotes` (
  `tech` int(11) NOT NULL,
  `subject` int(11) NOT NULL,
  `lognote` text DEFAULT NULL,
-  `refs` tinytext DEFAULT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`lognoteid`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
@@ -287,6 +312,31 @@ LOCK TABLES `lognotes` WRITE;
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `lognotes` ENABLE KEYS */;
 UNLOCK TABLES;

+--
+-- Table structure for table `reflinks`
+--
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `reflinks`;
+/*!40101 SET @saved_cs_client     = @@character_set_client */;
+/*!40101 SET character_set_client = utf8 */;
+CREATE TABLE `reflinks` (
+  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `noteid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `templateid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `target` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
+/*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
+
+--
+-- Dumping data for table `reflinks`
+--
+
+LOCK TABLES `reflinks` WRITE;
+/*!40000 ALTER TABLE `reflinks` DISABLE KEYS */;
+/*!40000 ALTER TABLE `reflinks` ENABLE KEYS */;
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+
 --
 -- Table structure for table `logpartactions`
 --
--- a/database-update.sh
+++ b/database-update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#    database-update.sh
+#    OpenLog Online Logbook
+#    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+
+#    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+
+if [[ $1 == "" ]]
+then
+    echo "This script requires a mysql options file, but none was specified. Aborting."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+mysql_opt_file=$1
+if [[ ! -f $mysql_opt_file ]]
+then
+    echo "The mysql options file specified does not exist. Aborting."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+margs="--defaults-extra-file=$mysql_opt_file"
+
+#  ---------- version x.x.x ----------
+#  Nothing to be done for versions prior to 5.2.4.3
+#  -----------------------------------
+
+#  ---------- version 5.2.4.3 ----------
+#  Nothing to do
+#  -------------------------------------
+
+#  ---------- version 5.2.4.4 ----------
+#  Nothing to do
+#  -------------------------------------
+
+#  ---------- version 5.2.5 ------------
+#  Nothing to do
+#  -------------------------------------
+
+#  ---------- version 5.3.0 ------------
+#  
+echo "Started database updates for OpenLog version 5.3.0..."
+
+#  Import old flag data from old scheme to new flagmap table
+if [[ $(mysql $margs -e "select count(*) from flagmap") == 0 ]]
+then
+    echo "Importing flag data from old scheme to new flagmap table..."
+    for flagnumber in $(mysql $margs -e "select flagid from flags")
+    do 
+        flag_x=$(mysql $margs -s -e "show tables like 'flag_$flagnumber'")
+        if [[ -n "$flag_x" ]]
+        then
+            for tgtid in $(mysql $margs -e "select id from flag_$flagnumber")
+            do
+                target=$(mysql $margs -e "select target from flag_$flagnumber where id=$tgtid")
+                if [[ $target == "lognotes" ]]
+                then
+                    mysql $margs -e "insert into flagmap(flagid,lognoteid) values($flagnumber,$tgtid)"
+                elif [[ $target == "maintforms" ]]
+                then
+                    mysql $margs -e "insert into flagmap(flagid,maintformid) values($flagnumber,$tgtid)"
+                elif [[ $target == "notetemplates" ]]
+                then
+                    mysql $margs -e "insert into flagmap(flagid,notetemplateid) values($flagnumber,$tgtid)"
+                fi
+                
+            done
+            mysql $margs -e "drop table flag_$flagnumber"
+        fi
+    done
+    echo "...done."
+fi
+
+#  Import reference chain data into new reflinks table
+if [[ $(mysql $margs -e "select count(*) from reflinks") == 0 ]]
+then
+    echo "Importing lognote reference chain data into new reflinks table..."
+    for note in $(mysql $margs -e "select lognoteid from lognotes where refs!=''")
+    do
+        refstring=$(mysql $margs -e "select refs from lognotes where lognoteid=$note")
+        oldifs=$IFS
+        IFS=', '
+        for target in $refstring
+        do
+            target=$(echo "$target" | xargs)
+            mysql $margs -e "insert into reflinks(noteid,target) values($note,$target)"
+        done
+        IFS=$oldifs
+    done
+    echo "...done."
+    echo "Importing template reference chain data into new reflinks table..."
+    for template in $(mysql $margs -e "select templateid from notetemplates where refs!=''")
+    do
+        refstring=$(mysql $margs -e "select refs from notetemplates where templateid=$template")
+        oldifs=$IFS
+        IFS=', '
+        for target in $refstring
+        do
+            target=$(echo "$target" | xargs)
+            mysql $margs -e "insert into reflinks(templateid,target) values($template,$target)"
+        done
+        IFS=$oldifs
+    done
+    echo "...done."
+    mysql $margs -e "alter table lognotes drop column refs" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    mysql $margs -e "alter table notetemplates drop column refs" >/dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+
+#  Convert database to utf8mb4/utf8mb4_unicode_ci
+echo "Converting database to utf8mb4 encoding..."
+mysql $margs -e "ALTER DATABASE CHARACTER SET = utf8mb4 COLLATE = utf8mb4_unicode_ci"
+for table in $(mysql $margs -e "show tables")
+do
+    mysql $margs -e "ALTER TABLE $table CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;"
+done
+echo "...done."
+#  -------------------------------------
--- a/database-update.sql
+++ b/database-update.sql
@@ -30,3 +30,53 @@ UPDATE configs SET confvalue="5.2.3" WHERE confname="ol_version";
 -- Update version number
 UPDATE configs SET confvalue="5.2.4" WHERE confname="ol_version";
 -- --------------------------------------
+
+-- ---------- version 5.2.4.1 -----------
+-- Update version number
+UPDATE configs SET confvalue="5.2.4.1" WHERE confname="ol_version";
+-- --------------------------------------
+
+-- ---------- version 5.2.4.2 -----------
+-- Update version number
+UPDATE configs SET confvalue="5.2.4.2" WHERE confname="ol_version";
+-- --------------------------------------
+
+-- ---------- version 5.2.4.3 -----------
+-- Update version number
+UPDATE configs SET confvalue="5.2.4.3" WHERE confname="ol_version";
+-- --------------------------------------
+
+-- ---------- version 5.2.4.4 -----------
+-- Update version number
+UPDATE configs SET confvalue="5.2.4.4" WHERE confname="ol_version";
+-- --------------------------------------
+
+-- ---------- version 5.2.5 -------------
+-- Update version number
+UPDATE configs SET confvalue="5.2.5" WHERE confname="ol_version";
+-- --------------------------------------
+
+-- ---------- version 5.3.0 -------------
+-- Update version number
+UPDATE configs SET confvalue="5.3.0" WHERE confname="ol_version";
+
+-- Create the flagmap table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `flagmap` (
+  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `flagid` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  `lognoteid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `maintformid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `notetemplateid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+
+-- Create the reflinks table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `reflinks` (
+  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `noteid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `templateid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `target` int(11) NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+
+-- --------------------------------------
--- a/db.php.template
+++ b/db.php.template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /*
    db.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
--- a/db.php_update
+++ b/db.php_update
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# opendrs-update.sh
-
-install_path=$1
-
-# ---------- version 5.2.1 -------------
-# No changes to the db.php file
-# ---------------------------------------
-
-# ---------- version 5.2.2 -------------
-# No changes to the db.php file
-# ---------------------------------------
-
-# ---------- version 5.2.3 -------------
-# No changes to the db.php file
-# ---------------------------------------
-
-# ---------- version 5.2.4 -------------
-# No changes to the db.php file
-# ---------------------------------------
--- a/distfiles/CHANGELOG
+++ b/distfiles/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
    CHANGELOG
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0

@@ -201,3 +201,42 @@
    - In the install.sh script, removed the prompts for optional package
        installation. Code is still there, just turned off by default.

+5.2.4.1 - 2025-12-10
+    - Fixed bug in search.php where "Print search results" link on the 
+        search results page resulted in the printable page not showing
+        any results. This was due to a php fatal error caused by passing
+        a non-array as the second argument of the php in_array()
+        function.
+
+5.2.4.2 - 2025-12-11
+    - Fixed other bugs caused by passing a non-array as the second 
+        argument of the php in_array() function in various files.
+
+5.2.4.3 - 2025-12-16
+    - Various problems were noted resulting from php's use of UTC as the
+        default timezone. Now, on installation or upgrade, the installer
+        gets the correct timezone from the system and sets it as a php
+        option in a .htaccess file in the install location. This solves
+        multiple problems and allows today's date and the current time
+        to be determined from the php date() function as part of the
+        settings.php once per page load instead of having to query the 
+        database multiple times per page load. Also added the option to
+        allow apache to read the .htaccess file to the <Directory>
+        section of the application's conf file in 
+        /etc/apache2/conf-available
+    - Renamed the installer's db.php_update.sh script to files-update.sh
+        to reflect that it now can do more than just modify the db.php
+        file. For this version, it's used to modify the apache conf file
+        mentioned earlier.
+    - Completely removed the optional package prompting/installation
+        code from install.sh. This is best done using separate
+        installers.
+
+5.2.4.4 - 2025-12-19
+    -Fixed bugs that caused crashes on the Scheduled Maintenance page 
+        that were caused by more strict behavior of php regarding mysql 
+        queries.
+    - Fixed bug where some functions defined in functions.php were not
+        treating the $today variable as global.   
+    - In install.php, if a previous installation was found, make upgrade
+        the default choice.
--- a/distfiles/INSTALL
+++ b/distfiles/INSTALL
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
    INSTALL
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0

--- a/distfiles/about.php
+++ b/distfiles/about.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    about.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
--- a/distfiles/admin.php
+++ b/distfiles/admin.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    admin.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
--- a/distfiles/functions.php
+++ b/distfiles/functions.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    functions.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
@@ -181,17 +181,28 @@ function framework($option,$htmltitle,$pagetitle,$print) {
            }
        }).datepicker(\"setDate\", defdate);
        
-        function insertUrlAtCaret(outputAreaId, inputAreaId) {
-            var rawlinktext=document.getElementById(inputAreaId).value;
-            var url='<a href=\"' + rawlinktext.replace(/ /g,'\%20') + '\">' + rawlinktext + '</a>';
+        function insertUrlAtCaret(outputAreaId, inputTextAreaId, inputUrlAreaId) {
+            var linktext=document.getElementById(inputTextAreaId).value;
+            var rawurltext=document.getElementById(inputUrlAreaId).value;
+            if (rawurltext=='') return;
+            var lastslashindex=rawurltext.lastIndexOf('/');
+            if (lastslashindex==rawurltext.length-1) {
+                rawurltext=rawurltext.slice(0, -1);
+            }
+            if (linktext=='' && rawurltext!= '') {
+                lastslashindex=rawurltext.lastIndexOf('/');
+                var lastpartofurl=rawurltext.substring(lastslashindex+1);
+                linktext=lastpartofurl;
+            }
+            var link='<a href=\"' + rawurltext.replace(/ /g,'\%20') + '\" target=\"_blank\">' + linktext + '</a>';
            var txtarea = document.getElementById(outputAreaId);
            var scrollPos = txtarea.scrollTop;
            var caretPos = txtarea.selectionStart;
        
            var front = (txtarea.value).substring(0, caretPos);
            var back = (txtarea.value).substring(txtarea.selectionEnd, txtarea.value.length);
-            txtarea.value = front + url + back;
-            caretPos = caretPos + url.length;
+            txtarea.value = front + link + back;
+            caretPos = caretPos + link.length;
            txtarea.selectionStart = caretPos;
            txtarea.selectionEnd = caretPos;
            txtarea.focus();
@@ -311,6 +322,7 @@ function sidemenu($noprint=false) {
    <table bgcolor=\"$mbgcolor\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">
    <tr><td align=\"center\"><a href=\"admin.php\" title=\"Control global settings. Must be an administrator.\"><b>Administration</b></a></td></tr>
    <tr><td align=\"center\"><a href=\"profile.php\">My Profile</a></td></tr>
+    <tr><td align=\"center\"><a href=\"templates.php\">Manage Templates</a></td></tr>
    </table>
    ";
    if (!isset($_SESSION['login'])) {
@@ -375,8 +387,13 @@ function banner($print) {

 function dblookup($dbhandle,$table,$in_field,$out_field,$in_data) {
    // look up a single field in a database given a value for a single field
-    $out_data=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($dbhandle,"select $out_field from $table where $in_field=\"$in_data\""));
-    return($out_data[0]);
+    $dbqry=mysqli_query($dbhandle,"select $out_field from $table where $in_field=\"$in_data\"");
+    if (mysqli_num_rows($dbqry)) {
+        $out_data=mysqli_fetch_row($dbqry)[0];
+    } else {
+        $out_data=NULL;
+    }
+    return($out_data);
 }

 function calendar($year,$month,$day,$link_url) {
@@ -625,63 +642,53 @@ function islink($il_note) {
    // determines if the argument is a link in a reference chain
    // returns 1 if note is a link, 0 if not
    global $db;
-    $il_pq=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select refs from lognotes where lognoteid=\"$il_note\""));
-    if ($il_pq[0]=="") {
-        $il_hasprev=0;
-    } else {
-        $il_hasprev=1;
-    }
-    $il_sq=mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select lognoteid from lognotes where refs like \"%$il_note%\""));
-    if ($il_sq) {
-        $il_hassubs=1;
-    } else {
-        $il_hassubs=0;
-    }
-    if($il_hassubs || $il_hasprev) {
+    $refqry=mysqli_query($db,"select id from reflinks where noteid is not null and (noteid='$il_note' or target='$il_note')");
+    if (mysqli_num_rows($refqry)) {
        return 1;
    } else {
        return 0;
    }
 }

+
 function generate_chain($chainlink) {
    // generate a reference chain
    // takes a single parameter, a noteid
    // finds all notes that are members of a chain containing the supplied noteid
-    // returns a sorted array of all notes in chain
+    // returns a sorted array (chainarray) of all notes in chain
    global $db;
-    $refsqry=mysqli_query($db,"select lognoteid,refs from lognotes where refs!=\"\"");
-    $nanote=array();
-    $narefs=array();
-    while ($allrefs=mysqli_fetch_row($refsqry)) {
-        $spltrefs=explode(",",$allrefs[1]);
-        $iptr=0;
-        while ($iptr<count($spltrefs)) {
-            array_push($nanote,$allrefs[0]);
-            array_push($narefs,$spltrefs[$iptr]);
-            $iptr=$iptr+1;
-        }
+    // create notes and refs arrays from the reflinks table
+    $notes=[];
+    $targets=[];
+    $linkqry=mysqli_query($db,"select noteid,target from reflinks where noteid is not null");
+    while ($link=mysqli_fetch_assoc($linkqry)) {
+        $notes[]=$link['noteid'];
+        $targets[]=$link['target'];
    }
-    $chainarray=array($chainlink);
-    $results=array();
-    $mptr=0;
-    while($mptr<count($chainarray)) {
-        $nptr=0;
-        while($nptr<count($nanote)) {
-            if(($nanote[$nptr]==$chainarray[$mptr]) && ( ! in_array($narefs[$nptr],$chainarray))) {
-                array_push($chainarray,$narefs[$nptr]);
+    
+    $chainarray=array(); // create the chainarray
+    $chainarray[]=$chainlink;  // add the incoming noteid for which the chain should be generated
+    $captr=0; // chainarray pointer 
+    while($captr<count($chainarray)) { // as long as the chainarray is growing
+        $nptr=0; // note pointer
+        // run through the notes array, adding all targets for this note to the chainarray
+        while($nptr<count($notes)) {
+            if(($notes[$nptr]==$chainarray[$captr]) && ( ! in_array($targets[$nptr],$chainarray))) {
+                $chainarray[]=$targets[$nptr];
            }
            $nptr=$nptr+1;
        }
-        $rptr=0;
-        while($rptr<count($narefs)) {
-            if(($narefs[$rptr]==$chainarray[$mptr]) && ( ! in_array($nanote[$rptr],$chainarray))) {
-                array_push($chainarray,$nanote[$rptr]);
+        // run through the targets array, adding all notes for this target to the chainarray
+        $tptr=0; //target pointer
+        while($tptr<count($targets)) {
+            if(($targets[$tptr]==$chainarray[$captr]) && ( ! in_array($notes[$tptr],$chainarray))) {
+                $chainarray[]=$notes[$tptr];
            }
-            $rptr=$rptr+1;
+            $tptr=$tptr+1;
        }
-        $mptr=$mptr+1;
+        $captr=$captr+1;
    }
+    // sort and return the output array
    sort($chainarray);
    return($chainarray);
 }
@@ -721,8 +728,7 @@ function showlinklist($print) {

 function nag($tech_id) {
    // nags the user if something is pending
-    global $db;
-    $today=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select current_date"))[0];
+    global $db, $today;
    // maintenance forms
    $mfpending=mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select maintformid from maintforms where mftech=\"$tech_id\" and pending=1"));
    if ($mfpending) {
@@ -820,8 +826,7 @@ function get_upcoming_events() {
    // build array of upcoming events
    // takes no arguments
    // returns an array containing arrays of upcoming event data
-    global $db;
-    $today=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select current_date"))[0];
+    global $db, $today;
    $uceventsqry=mysqli_query($db,"select * from events where active_flag=\"1\" and (deferred_flag=\"0\" or (deferred_flag=\"1\" and deferred_date <= \"$today\"))");
    $ucevents=array();
    while ($uceventrow=mysqli_fetch_assoc($uceventsqry)) {
@@ -926,4 +931,54 @@ function format_message($msgtype,$msgtxt) {
    ";
 }

+function templateselect($techid,$operation) {
+    // Displays a line enabling selection of a user or global template
+    // $techid is the id number of the current tech
+    // $operation is one of "add" "edit" "delete"
+    global $db;
+    echo "
+    <form method=\"post\" action=\"templates.php\">
+    ";
+    // generate template selection line
+    echo "
+    <table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\"><tr>
+    ";
+    // list user templates
+    echo "
+    <td>
+    <select name=\"usertemplateid\" title=\"Select the user template you'd like to load and click the Load Template button. User template selection takes precedence.\">
+    ";
+    $templaterow=mysqli_query($db,"select * from notetemplates where tech=\"$techid\" order by templatename asc");
+    printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>","0","Select user template");
+    while ($templateitem=mysqli_fetch_assoc($templaterow)) {
+        printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>",$templateitem["templateid"],$templateitem["templatename"]);
+    }
+    echo "
+    </select>&nbsp;or&nbsp;
+    ";
+    // list global templates
+    echo "
+    <select name=\"globaltemplateid\" title=\"Select the global template you'd like to load and click the Load Template button. User template selection takes precedence.\">
+    ";
+    $templaterow=mysqli_query($db,"select * from notetemplates where tech=\"0\" order by templatename asc");
+    printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>","0","Select global template");
+    while ($templateitem=mysqli_fetch_assoc($templaterow)) {
+        printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>",$templateitem["templateid"],$templateitem["templatename"]);
+    }
+    echo "
+    </select>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+    ";
+    // show load button
+    echo "
+    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"operation\" value=\"$operation\">
+    <input type=\"submit\" name=\"loadtemplate\" value=\"Load Template\">
+    </td>
+    <td>
+    <a href=\"templates.php\">Manage templates</a>
+    </td>
+    </tr></table>
+    <hr>
+    </form>
+    ";
+}
 ?>
--- a/distfiles/gpl.php
+++ b/distfiles/gpl.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    gpl.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
--- a/distfiles/logentry.php
+++ b/distfiles/logentry.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    logentry.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
@@ -18,22 +18,20 @@ $isadmin=dblookup($db,"techs","techid","admin",$techid);
 $efftechid=$_REQUEST['efftechid'] ?? NULL;
 $noteid=$_REQUEST['noteid'] ?? NULL;
 $print=$_REQUEST['print'] ?? NULL;
-$refto=$_REQUEST['refto'] ?? NULL;
 $date=$_REQUEST['date'] ?? NULL;
 $time=$_REQUEST['time'] ?? NULL;
 $note=$_REQUEST['note'] ?? NULL;
 $shift=$_REQUEST['shift'] ?? NULL;
 $subject=$_REQUEST['subject'] ?? NULL;
-$refs=$_REQUEST['refs'] ?? NULL;
+$refstring=$_REQUEST['refstring'] ?? NULL;
+$refto=$_REQUEST['refto'] ?? NULL;
 $submit=$_REQUEST['submit'] ?? NULL;
 $add=$_REQUEST['add'] ?? NULL;
 $edit=$_REQUEST['edit'] ?? NULL;
 $delete=$_REQUEST['delete'] ?? NULL;
-$templateid=$_REQUEST['templateid'] ?? NULL;
+$usertemplateid=$_REQUEST['usertemplateid'] ?? NULL;
+$globaltemplateid=$_REQUEST['globaltemplateid'] ?? NULL;
 $loadtemplate=$_REQUEST['loadtemplate'] ?? NULL;
-$savetemplate=$_REQUEST['savetemplate'] ?? NULL;
-$copytemplate=$_REQUEST['copytemplate'] ?? NULL;
-$deltemplate=$_REQUEST['deltemplate'] ?? NULL;
 $templatename=$_REQUEST['templatename'] ?? NULL;
 $removepart=$_REQUEST['removepart'] ?? NULL;
 $syncflags=$_REQUEST['syncflags'] ?? NULL;
@@ -63,23 +61,36 @@ if ($print=="Printer Friendly") {
 }
 if ($partview) $edit=1;
 if (!$add && !$edit && !$delete && !$submit) $add=1; 
+
+if ($isadmin) {
+    $authorized=TRUE;
+} else {
+    $authorized=FALSE;
+}
+
 if ($add) {
    framework("begin","$logname","Note Entry",$print);
-    $authorized=1;
+    $authorized=TRUE;
 }
 if ($edit || $delete) {
    framework("begin","$logname","Note Edit",$print);
    $owner=dblookup($db,"lognotes","lognoteid","tech",$noteid);
-    if (($techid==$owner) || $isadmin) $authorized=1;
+    if ($techid==$owner) $authorized=TRUE;
 }

-//var_dump($_REQUEST);
+// var_dump($_REQUEST);

 // ******** begin database manipulation ********

-// determine today's date and make it the default 
-$today=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select current_date"))[0];
-$now=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select current_time"))[0];
+if ($usertemplateid) {
+    $templateid=$usertemplateid;
+} else if ($globaltemplateid) {
+    $templateid=$globaltemplateid;
+} else {
+    $templateid=NULL;
+    $loadtemplate=NULL;
+}
+
 if ($add) {    
    if ($submit) {    
        // add the entry if submit is pressed   
@@ -103,9 +114,12 @@ if ($add) {
            $note=strip_tags($note,"<a>");
            $note=mysqli_real_escape_string($db,$note);
            
-            // remove cruft from references and sanitize
-            $refs=preg_replace("#[a-zA-Z]{1,}#","",$refs);
-            $refs=mysqli_real_escape_string($db,$refs);
+            if (strlen($refstring)) {
+                // remove everything except numbers and spaces from references and sanitize
+                $refstring=preg_replace("#[^\d ]{1,}#"," ",$refstring);
+                $refstring=mysqli_real_escape_string($db,$refstring);
+                $refstring=trim($refstring);
+            }
            
            if ($doparts==1) {
                // inspect part data
@@ -140,19 +154,29 @@ if ($add) {
            }
            if ($authorized) {
                // add the record to lognotes
-                mysqli_query($db,"insert into lognotes(date,time,shift,tech,subject,lognote,refs) values (\"$date\", \"$time\", \"$shift\",\"$efftechid\",\"$subject\",\"$note\",\"$refs\")");
+                mysqli_query($db,"insert into lognotes(date,time,shift,tech,subject,lognote) values (\"$date\", \"$time\", \"$shift\",\"$efftechid\",\"$subject\",\"$note\")");
                $newnoteid=mysqli_insert_id($db);
                
-                // add this noteid to the appropriate flag_tables
+                // add references to the reflinks table
+                if (strlen($refstring)) {
+                    $refstring=trim($refstring);
+                    $refarray=explode(" ",$refstring);
+                    foreach ($refarray as $target) {
+                        mysqli_query($db,"insert into reflinks(noteid,target) values($newnoteid,$target)");
+                    }
+                }
                $chainmembers=generate_chain($newnoteid);
-                foreach ($flags as $flagtblnum) {
-                    $flagtblname="flag_".$flagtblnum;
+                
+                // update the flagmap table
+                foreach ($flags as $thisflag) {
                    // set flag for this note
-                    mysqli_query($db,"insert into $flagtblname(target,id) values(\"lognotes\",\"$newnoteid\")");
+                    mysqli_query($db,"insert into flagmap(flagid,lognoteid) values(\"$thisflag\",\"$newnoteid\")");
                    if ($syncflags) {
                        //set flag for reference chain notes
                        foreach ($chainmembers as $refdnote) {
-                            mysqli_query($db,"insert into $flagtblname(target,id) values(\"lognotes\",\"$refdnote\")");
+                            if ($refdnote != $newnoteid) {
+                                mysqli_query($db,"insert into flagmap(flagid,lognoteid) values(\"$thisflag\",\"$refdnote\")");
+                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
@@ -223,97 +247,17 @@ if ($add) {
                }
            }
        }
-    } elseif ($loadtemplate) {
-        if ($templateid) {
-            $templatevalues=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from notetemplates where templateid=\"$templateid\""));
-            $defaultshift=$templatevalues["shift"];
-            $defaultsubject=$templatevalues["subject"];
-            $note=$templatevalues["lognote"];
-            $refto=$templatevalues["refs"];
-            $techid=$templatevalues["tech"];
+    } else {
+        if ($loadtemplate) {
+        $templatevalues=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from notetemplates where templateid=\"$templateid\""));
+        $defaultshift=$templatevalues["shift"];
+        $defaultsubject=$templatevalues["subject"];
+        $note=$templatevalues["lognote"];
+        $refstringqry=mysqli_query($db,"select target from reflinks where templateid=\"$templateid\"");
+        while ($thistgt=mysqli_fetch_row($refstringqry)) {
+            $refstring=$refstring." ".$thistgt[0];
        }
-    } elseif ($savetemplate) {
-        if ($note) {
-            // remove cruft from note text
-            $note=strip_tags($note,"<a>");
-            $note=mysqli_real_escape_string($db,$note);
-            
-            // remove cruft from references
-            $refs=preg_replace("#[a-zA-Z]{1,}#","",$refs);
-            if ($authorized) {
-                if ($templateid) {
-                    // update the existing template
-                    mysqli_query($db,"update notetemplates set templatename=\"$templatename\", shift=\"$shift\", subject=\"$subject\", lognote=\"$note\", refs=\"$refs\" where templateid=\"$templateid\"");
-                    
-                    // update the flag_ tables
-                    $flagids=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
-                    while ($thisflagid=mysqli_fetch_row($flagids)) {
-                        $thisflag_tbl="flag_".$thisflagid[0];
-                        if (in_array($thisflagid[0],$flags)) {
-                            if(!mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $thisflag_tbl where target=\"notetemplates\" and id=\"$templateid\""))) {
-                                mysqli_query($db,"insert into $thisflag_tbl(target,id) values(\"notetemplates\",\"$templateid\")");
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            if(mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $thisflag_tbl where target=\"notetemplates\" and id=\"$templateid\""))) {
-                                mysqli_query($db,"delete from $thisflag_tbl where target=\"notetemplates\" and id=\"$templateid\"");
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    // check if supplied name already exists
-                    if (! mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select templateid from notetemplates where templatename=\"$templatename\""))) {
-                        // add the record to notetemplates
-                        mysqli_query($db,"insert into notetemplates(templatename,shift,tech,subject,lognote,refs) values (\"$templatename\", \"$shift\",\"$techid\",\"$subject\",\"$note\",\"$refs\")");
-                        $newtemplateid=mysqli_insert_id($db);
-                        
-                        // add this templateid to the appropriate flag_tables
-                        foreach ($flags as $flagtblnum) {
-                            $flagtblname="flag_".$flagtblnum;
-                            mysqli_query($db,"insert into $flagtblname(target,id) values(\"notetemplates\",\"$newtemplateid\")");
-                        }
-                        $templateid=$newtemplateid;
-                    } else {
-                        $save_nameexists=TRUE;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
        }
-    } elseif ($copytemplate) {
-        if ($note) {
-            // remove cruft from note text
-            $note=strip_tags($note,"<a>");
-            $note=mysqli_real_escape_string($db,$note);
-            
-            // remove cruft from references
-            $refs=preg_replace("#[a-zA-Z]{1,}#","",$refs);
-            if ($authorized) {
-                // check if supplied name already exists
-                if (! mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select templateid from notetemplates where templatename=\"$templatename\""))) {
-                    // add the record to notetemplates
-                    mysqli_query($db,"insert into notetemplates(templatename,shift,tech,subject,lognote,refs) values (\"$templatename\", \"$shift\",\"$techid\",\"$subject\",\"$note\",\"$refs\")");
-                    $newtemplateid=mysqli_insert_id($db);
-                    
-                    // add this templateid to the appropriate flag_tables
-                    foreach ($flags as $flagtblnum) {
-                        $flagtblname="flag_".$flagtblnum;
-                        mysqli_query($db,"insert into $flagtblname(target,id) values(\"notetemplates\",\"$newtemplateid\")");
-                    }
-                    $templateid=$newtemplateid;
-                } else {
-                    $copy_nameexists=TRUE;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    } elseif ($deltemplate) {
-        // delete from notetemplates table
-        mysqli_query($db,"delete from notetemplates where templateid=\"$templateid\"");
-        // delete occurances from the flag_ tables
-        $flagids=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
-        while ($thisflagid=mysqli_fetch_row($flagids)) {
-            $delflag_tbl="flag_".$thisflagid[0];
-            mysqli_query($db,"delete from $delflag_tbl where target=\"notetemplates\" and id=\"$templateid\"");
-        }
-        unset($templateid);
    }
 }
 if ($edit) {
@@ -325,7 +269,10 @@ if ($edit) {
            $note=mysqli_real_escape_string($db,$note);
            
            // remove cruft from references
-            $refs=preg_replace("#[a-zA-Z]{1,}#","",$refs);
+            if (strlen($refstring)) {
+                $refstring=trim($refstring);
+                $refstring=preg_replace("#[a-zA-Z]{1,}#","",$refstring);
+            }
            
            if ($doparts==1) {
                // inspect part data
@@ -361,30 +308,37 @@ if ($edit) {

            if ($authorized) {
                // update lognotes table
-                mysqli_query($db,"update lognotes set date=\"$date\", time=\"$time\", shift=\"$shift\", tech=\"$efftechid\", subject=\"$subject\", lognote=\"$note\", refs=\"$refs\" where lognoteid=\"$noteid\"");
+                mysqli_query($db,"update lognotes set date=\"$date\", time=\"$time\", shift=\"$shift\", tech=\"$efftechid\", subject=\"$subject\", lognote=\"$note\" where lognoteid=\"$noteid\"");
                
-                // update the flag_tables
-                $flagids=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
+                // update the reflinks table
+                mysqli_query($db,"delete from reflinks where noteid=\"$noteid\"");
+                if (strlen($refstring)) {
+                    $refstring=trim($refstring);
+                    $refarray=explode(" ",$refstring);
+                    foreach($refarray as $thisref) {
+                        mysqli_query($db,"insert into reflinks(noteid,target) values(\"$noteid\",\"$thisref\")");
+                    }
+                }
                $chainmembers=generate_chain($noteid);
-                while ($thisflagid=mysqli_fetch_row($flagids)) {
-                    $thisflag_tbl="flag_".$thisflagid[0];
-                    if (in_array($thisflagid[0],$flags)) {
-                        if(!mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $thisflag_tbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$noteid\""))) {
-                            // set flag for this noteid
-                            mysqli_query($db,"insert into $thisflag_tbl(target,id) values(\"lognotes\",\"$noteid\")");
-                            // set flag for reference chain notes
-                            if ($syncflags) {
-                                foreach($chainmembers as $refdnote) {
-                                    if(!mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $thisflag_tbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$refdnote\""))) {
-                                        mysqli_query($db,"insert into $thisflag_tbl(target,id) values(\"lognotes\",\"$refdnote\")");
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
+                
+                // update the flagmap table
+                mysqli_query($db,"delete from flagmap where lognoteid=\"$noteid\"");
+                if ($syncflags) {
+                    foreach ($chainmembers as $refdnote) {
+                        if ($refdnote != $noteid) {
+                            mysqli_query($db,"delete from flagmap where lognoteid=\"$refdnote\"");
                        }
-                    } else {
-                        if(mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $thisflag_tbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$noteid\""))) {
-                            // clear flag for this note
-                            mysqli_query($db,"delete from $thisflag_tbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$noteid\"");
+                    }
+                }
+                foreach ($flags as $thisflag) {
+                    // set flag for this note
+                    mysqli_query($db,"insert into flagmap(flagid,lognoteid) values(\"$thisflag\",\"$noteid\")");
+                    if ($syncflags) {
+                        //set flag for reference chain notes
+                        foreach ($chainmembers as $refdnote) {
+                            if ($refdnote != $noteid) {
+                                mysqli_query($db,"insert into flagmap(flagid,lognoteid) values(\"$thisflag\",\"$refdnote\")");
+                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
@@ -450,25 +404,48 @@ if ($edit) {
                        
                        } else {
                            // no part info was entered
+                            ;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
-    // refresh the note in question from the database
-    $getnote=mysqli_query($db,"select * from lognotes where lognoteid=\"$noteid\"");
+    if ($loadtemplate) {
+        // get the note in question from the selected template
+        $getnote=mysqli_query($db,"select * from notetemplates where templateid=\"$templateid\"");
+    } else {
+        // refresh the note in question from the database
+        $getnote=mysqli_query($db,"select * from lognotes where lognoteid=\"$noteid\"");
+    }
    $notetoedit=mysqli_fetch_assoc($getnote);
 }
 if ($delete) {
+    // find notes having this note as a target
+    $drefnoteqry=mysqli_query($db,"select noteid from reflinks where target=\"$noteid\"");
+    while ($drefnoterow=mysqli_fetch_assoc($drefnoteqry)) {
+        $drefnotes[]=$drefnoterow["noteid"];
+    }
+    // find targets for this note
+    $dreftgtqry=mysqli_query($db,"select target from reflinks where noteid=\"$noteid\"");
+    while ($dreftgtrow=mysqli_fetch_assoc($dreftgtqry)) {
+        $dreftgts[]=$dreftgtrow["target"];
+    }
+    // for every note having this one as a target, add this note's targets
+    foreach ($drefnotes as $drefnote) {
+        foreach ($dreftgts as $dreftgt) {
+            mysqli_query($db,"insert into reflinks(noteid,target) values(\"$drefnote\",\"$dreftgt\")");
+        }
+    }
+    // delete this note from reflinks
+    mysqli_query($db,"delete from reflinks where noteid is not null and (noteid=\"$noteid\" or target=\"$noteid\")");
+    
    // delete from lognotes table
    mysqli_query($db,"delete from lognotes where lognoteid=\"$noteid\"");
-    // delete occurances from the flag_ tables
-    $flagids=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
-    while ($thisflagid=mysqli_fetch_row($flagids)) {
-        $delflag_tbl="flag_".$thisflagid[0];
-        mysqli_query($db,"delete from $delflag_tbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$noteid\"");
-    }
+    
+    // delete occurances from the flagmap table
+    mysqli_query($db,"delete from flagmap where lognoteid=\"$noteid\"");
+    
    // delete occurances from the logparts table
    mysqli_query($db,"delete from logparts where lognoteid=\"$noteid\"");
 }
@@ -489,17 +466,23 @@ if ($add) {
    $notetime=$now;
 }
 if ($edit || $delete) {
-    $notedate=$notetoedit["date"];
-    $notetime=$notetoedit["time"];
+    $notedate=$notetoedit["date"] ?? $today;
+    $notetime=$notetoedit["time"] ?? $now;
    $defaultshift=$notetoedit["shift"];
    $defaultsubject=$notetoedit["subject"];
+        
    $note=$notetoedit["lognote"];
-    $refto=$notetoedit["refs"];
+    // generate reference string for this note
+    if ($submit) {
+        $refstring=NULL;
+    }
+    $refstringqry=mysqli_query($db,"select target from reflinks where noteid=\"$noteid\"");
+    while ($thistgt=mysqli_fetch_row($refstringqry)) {
+        $refstring=$refstring." ".$thistgt[0];
+    }
    $techid=$notetoedit["tech"];
 }
 $techname=dblookup($db,"techs","techid","techname",$techid);
-$copy_nameexists=$copy_nameexists ?? NULL;
-$save_nameexists=$save_nameexists ?? NULL;
 if ($submit) {
    if ($note) {
        if ($add) {
@@ -515,54 +498,64 @@ if ($submit) {
 if ($delete) {
    format_message(0,"<strong>Note deleted.</strong> <a href=\"lognotes.php\">Return to main page.</a>");
 }
-if ($copy_nameexists) {
-    format_message(1,"Template copy failed because the name you supplied already exists.");
-}
-if ($save_nameexists) {
-    format_message(1,"Template save failed because the name you supplied already exists.");
-}
 echo "
 <form method=\"post\" action=\"logentry.php\">
 ";
 if ($_SESSION['login']) {
    // generate template line
    echo "
-    <table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\"><tr><td>
-    <select name=\"templateid\" title=\"Select the template you'd like to load and click the Load Template button.\">
+    <table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\"><tr>
    ";
-    if ($loadtemplate) $templatename=dblookup($db,"notetemplates","templateid","templatename",$templateid);
+    // list user templates
+    echo "
+    <td>
+    <select name=\"usertemplateid\" title=\"Select the user template you'd like to load and click the Load Template button. User template selection takes precedence.\">
+    ";
+    if ($loadtemplate) $templatename=dblookup($db,"notetemplates","templateid","templatename",$usertemplateid);
    $templaterow=mysqli_query($db,"select * from notetemplates where tech=\"$techid\" order by templatename asc");
    if ($loadtemplate) {
-        printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>","0","Select template");
+        printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>","0","Select user template");
    } else {
-        printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>","0","Select template");
+        printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>","0","Select user template");
    }
    while ($templateitem=mysqli_fetch_assoc($templaterow)) {
-        if ($loadtemplate && ($templateitem["templateid"] == $templateid)) {
+        if ($loadtemplate && ($templateitem["templateid"] == $usertemplateid)) {
            printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>",$templateitem["templateid"],$templateitem["templatename"]);
        } else {
            printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>",$templateitem["templateid"],$templateitem["templatename"]);
        }
    }
    echo "
-    </select>&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"loadtemplate\" value=\"Load Template\">
-    </td><td>
-    <input type=\"submit\" name=\"savetemplate\" value=\"Save As:\" title=\"Enter the name you'd like to use in the field to the right.\">&nbsp;
-    <input type=\"text\" size=\"25\" name=\"templatename\" value=\"$templatename\" title=\"Name of the template you'd like to save or modify\">
-    </td>
+    </select>&nbsp;or&nbsp;
    ";
-    
-    if ($loadtemplate) {
-        echo "
-        <!-- <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"templateid\" value=\"$templateid\"> -->
-        <td>
-        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"deltemplate\" value=\"Delete\" title=\"Delete the template whose name is shown in the field to the left.\">
-        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"copytemplate\" value=\"Copy\" title=\"Copy the template whose data is shown below to the new name in the field to the left.\">
-        </td>
-        ";
-    }
-    
+    // list global templates
    echo "
+    <select name=\"globaltemplateid\" title=\"Select the global template you'd like to load and click the Load Template button. User template selection takes precedence.\">
+    ";
+    if ($loadtemplate) $templatename=dblookup($db,"notetemplates","templateid","templatename",$globaltemplateid);
+    $templaterow=mysqli_query($db,"select * from notetemplates where tech=\"0\" order by templatename asc");
+    if ($loadtemplate) {
+        printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>","0","Select global template");
+    } else {
+        printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>","0","Select global template");
+    }
+    while ($templateitem=mysqli_fetch_assoc($templaterow)) {
+        if ($loadtemplate && ($templateitem["templateid"] == $globaltemplateid)) {
+            printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>",$templateitem["templateid"],$templateitem["templatename"]);
+        } else {
+            printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>",$templateitem["templateid"],$templateitem["templatename"]);
+        }
+    }
+    echo "
+    </select>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+    ";
+    // show load button
+    echo "
+    <input type=\"submit\" name=\"loadtemplate\" value=\"Load Template\">
+    </td>
+    <td>
+    <a href=\"templates.php\">Manage templates</a>
+    </td>
    </tr></table>
    <hr>
    ";
@@ -642,28 +635,32 @@ echo "
 </select></td>
 </tr></table>

-<b>Note:</b>&nbsp;<img src=\"icons/question.png\" title=\"Enter note text below. To insert a link to a web page, enter it in the link field below the Note box and click Insert Link. \"><br>
+<b>Note:</b>&nbsp;<img src=\"icons/question.png\" title=\"Enter note text below. To insert a link to a web page, enter it's info in the link fields below the Note box and click Insert Link. You must provide the URL, but the link text is optional. \"><br>
 <textarea rows=\"10\" cols=\"60\" name=\"note\" id=\"notetextarea\" wrap=\"soft\">";
-if ($edit || $templateid || $schedmaintcomplete) echo "$note";
+if ($edit || $usertemplateid || $globaltemplateid || $schedmaintcomplete) echo "$note";
 echo "</textarea><br>
-<input type=\"text\" size=\"50\" id=\"linktextfield\" placeholder=\"Enter a URL to insert here\">&nbsp;<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"insertUrlAtCaret('notetextarea','linktextfield');return false;\">Insert Link</a><br>
+<input type=\"text\" size=\"23\" id=\"linktextfield\" placeholder=\"Enter link text here\">&nbsp;
+<input type=\"text\" size=\"23\" id=\"linkurlfield\" placeholder=\"Enter URL here\">&nbsp;
+<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"insertUrlAtCaret('notetextarea','linktextfield','linkurlfield');return false;\">Insert Link</a><br>
 ";
-// get an array of flagids set for this noteid
+
+// create an array called theseflags of flagids set for this noteid
 $allflags=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
 unset($theseflags);
 $theseflags=[];
 while ($thisflag=mysqli_fetch_row($allflags)) {
-    $thisflagtbl="flag_".$thisflag[0];
    if ($templateid) {
-        if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $thisflagtbl where target=\"notetemplates\" and id=\"$templateid\""))) {
+        if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from flagmap where flagid=\"$thisflag[0]\" and notetemplateid=\"$templateid\""))) {
            $theseflags[]=$thisflag[0];
        }
    } else {
-        if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $thisflagtbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$noteid\""))) {
+        if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from flagmap where flagid=\"$thisflag[0]\" and lognoteid=\"$noteid\""))) {
            $theseflags[]=$thisflag[0];
        }
    }
 }
+
+// if adding a note/template, only show active flags, otherwise, show all flags
 if ($add) {
    $flagslist=mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where status=1");
 } else {
@@ -671,6 +668,8 @@ if ($add) {
 }
 $flagsperline=8;
 $flagcount=1;
+
+// display checkboxes for all the flags, selecting the ones that are set for this note/template
 while ($flagcheckbox=mysqli_fetch_assoc($flagslist)) {
    
    if (in_array($flagcheckbox["flagid"],$theseflags)) {
@@ -693,8 +692,12 @@ while ($flagcheckbox=mysqli_fetch_assoc($flagslist)) {
 }
 echo "
 <br><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"syncflags\" value=\"1\"><font title=\"Set the selected flags on the other notes in the reference chain\">Set flags on reference chain</font>
+";
+
+if ($add && $refto) $refstring=$refto;
+echo "
 <br><br><b>References: </b>&nbsp;
-<input type=\"text\" name=\"refs\" size=\"20\" value=\"$refto\" title=\"One or more Note ID numbers separated by commas\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<input type=\"text\" name=\"refstring\" size=\"20\" value=\"$refstring\" title=\"One or more Note ID numbers separated by spaces\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 ";
 if ($add) {
--- a/distfiles/login.php
+++ b/distfiles/login.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    login.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
--- a/distfiles/lognotes.php
+++ b/distfiles/lognotes.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    lognotes.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ if ($print) {
 }

 // use default date values if not supplied
-$today=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select current_date"))[0];
 if ($tgt_date=="") $tgt_date=$today;

 // define shifttable_classic function
@@ -43,14 +42,14 @@ function shifttable_classic($shift, $tgt_date, $db) {
    if ($dshdr) {
        // print the shift header
        printf("<b><font size=\"+1\">%s</font></b>\n",$shname);
-        $note=mysqli_query($db,"select lognoteid,tech,subject,lognote,refs,time from lognotes where date=\"$tgt_date\" and shift=\"$shift\" order by time asc");
+        $note=mysqli_query($db,"select lognoteid,tech,subject,lognote,time from lognotes where date=\"$tgt_date\" and shift=\"$shift\" order by time asc");
        echo "<br><table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n";
        echo "<tr><th width=\"70\">Note ID</th><th width=\"70\">Tech</th><th width=\"100\">Subject</th><th>Note</th><th width=\"70\">References</th></tr>\n";
        while ($tablerow = mysqli_fetch_assoc($note)) {
-            $reftonote=$tablerow["lognoteid"];
-            $refs="&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"logentry.php?add=1&refto=$reftonote\"><img src=\"icons/plus.png\" border=\"0\" title=\"Add referring note\" alt=\"Add referring note\"></a>";
-            if (islink($tablerow["lognoteid"])) {
-                $refs=$refs."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"refchain.php?chainnote=$reftonote\"><img src=\"icons/magnifier--arrow.png\" border=\"0\" title=\"View reference chain\" alt=\"View reference chain\"></a>";
+            $thisnote=$tablerow["lognoteid"];
+            $refs="&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"logentry.php?add=1&refto=$thisnote\"><img src=\"icons/plus.png\" border=\"0\" title=\"Add referring note\" alt=\"Add referring note\"></a>";
+            if (islink($thisnote)) {
+                $refs=$refs."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"refchain.php?chainnote=$thisnote\"><img src=\"icons/magnifier--arrow.png\" border=\"0\" title=\"View reference chain\" alt=\"View reference chain\"></a>";
            }
            // convert tech number to name
            $tname=dblookup($db,"techs","techid","techname",$tablerow["tech"]);
@@ -60,27 +59,24 @@ function shifttable_classic($shift, $tgt_date, $db) {
            $fmtnote=convertweblinks($tablerow["lognote"]);
            // generate the flags string
            $flagstring="";
-            $allflagqry=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
-            while ($allflagids=mysqli_fetch_row($allflagqry)) {
-                $flagid=$allflagids[0];
-                $flag_tbl="flag_".$flagid;
-                if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $flag_tbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$reftonote\""))) {
-                    $flagparam=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where flagid=\"$flagid\""));
-                    $flagcolor=$flagparam["flagcolor"];
-                    $flagsym=$flagparam["flagsym"];
-                    $flagname=$flagparam["flagname"];
-                    $flagstring=$flagstring."<font color=\"$flagcolor\" title=\"$flagname\">$flagsym</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;";
-                }
+            $flagqry=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flagmap where lognoteid=$thisnote");
+            while ($flagid=mysqli_fetch_row($flagqry)) {
+                $flagparams=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where flagid=\"$flagid[0]\""));
+                $flagcolor=$flagparams["flagcolor"];
+                $flagsym=$flagparams["flagsym"];
+                $flagname=$flagparams["flagname"];
+                $flagstring=$flagstring."<font color=\"$flagcolor\" title=\"$flagname\">$flagsym</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;";
            }
            if ($flagstring) {
                $fmtnote=$fmtnote."<br>".$flagstring."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;";
            } else { 
                $fmtnote=$fmtnote."<br>";
            }
+                        
            if ($doparts) {
                // turn on the parts indicator if parts were entered with the note
-                if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select logpartid from logparts where lognoteid=\"$reftonote\""))) {
-                    $fmtnote=$fmtnote."<a href=\"logentry.php?partview=1&noteid=$reftonote\">PARTS</a>";
+                if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select logpartid from logparts where lognoteid=\"$thisnote\""))) {
+                    $fmtnote=$fmtnote."<a href=\"logentry.php?partview=1&noteid=$thisnote\">PARTS</a>";
                }
            }
            // now print the line in the table
@@ -135,14 +131,14 @@ function shifttable_clean($shift, $tgt_date, $db) {
    if ($dshdr) {
        // print the shift header
        printf("<b><font size=\"+1\">%s</font></b>\n",$shname);
-        $note=mysqli_query($db,"select lognoteid,tech,subject,lognote,refs,time from lognotes where date=\"$tgt_date\" and shift=\"$shift\" order by time asc");
+        $note=mysqli_query($db,"select lognoteid,tech,subject,lognote,time from lognotes where date=\"$tgt_date\" and shift=\"$shift\" order by time asc");
        echo "<br><br>";
        echo "<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"><tr><td>\n";
        while ($tablerow = mysqli_fetch_assoc($note)) {
-            $reftonote=$tablerow["lognoteid"];
-            $refs="&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"logentry.php?add=1&refto=$reftonote\"><img src=\"icons/plus.png\" border=\"0\" title=\"Add referring note\" alt=\"Add referring note\"></a>";
+            $thisnote=$tablerow["lognoteid"];
+            $refs="&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"logentry.php?add=1&refto=$thisnote\"><img src=\"icons/plus.png\" border=\"0\" title=\"Add referring note\" alt=\"Add referring note\"></a>";
            if (islink($tablerow["lognoteid"])) {
-                $refs=$refs."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"refchain.php?chainnote=$reftonote\"><img src=\"icons/magnifier--arrow.png\" border=\"0\" title=\"View reference chain\" alt=\"View reference chain\"></a>";
+                $refs=$refs."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"refchain.php?chainnote=$thisnote\"><img src=\"icons/magnifier--arrow.png\" border=\"0\" title=\"View reference chain\" alt=\"View reference chain\"></a>";
            }
            // convert tech number to name
            $tname=dblookup($db,"techs","techid","techname",$tablerow["tech"]);
@@ -152,17 +148,13 @@ function shifttable_clean($shift, $tgt_date, $db) {
            $fmtnote=convertweblinks($tablerow["lognote"]);
            // generate the flags string
            $flagstring="";
-            $allflagqry=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
-            while ($allflagids=mysqli_fetch_row($allflagqry)) {
-                $flagid=$allflagids[0];
-                $flag_tbl="flag_".$flagid;
-                if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $flag_tbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$reftonote\""))) {
-                    $flagparam=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where flagid=\"$flagid\""));
-                    $flagcolor=$flagparam["flagcolor"];
-                    $flagsym=$flagparam["flagsym"];
-                    $flagname=$flagparam["flagname"];
-                    $flagstring=$flagstring."<font color=\"$flagcolor\" title=\"$flagname\">$flagsym</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;";
-                }
+            $flagqry=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flagmap where lognoteid=$thisnote");
+            while ($flagid=mysqli_fetch_row($flagqry)) {
+                $flagparams=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where flagid=\"$flagid[0]\""));
+                $flagcolor=$flagparams["flagcolor"];
+                $flagsym=$flagparams["flagsym"];
+                $flagname=$flagparams["flagname"];
+                $flagstring=$flagstring."<font color=\"$flagcolor\" title=\"$flagname\">$flagsym</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;";
            }
            if ($flagstring) {
                $fmtnote=$fmtnote."<br>".$flagstring."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;";
@@ -171,8 +163,8 @@ function shifttable_clean($shift, $tgt_date, $db) {
            }
            if ($doparts) {
                // turn on the parts indicator if parts were entered with the note
-                if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select logpartid from logparts where lognoteid=\"$reftonote\""))) {
-                    $fmtnote=$fmtnote."<a href=\"logentry.php?edit=1&noteid=$reftonote\" title=\"Click here to see note and parts data.\">PARTS</a>";
+                if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select logpartid from logparts where lognoteid=\"$thisnote\""))) {
+                    $fmtnote=$fmtnote."<a href=\"logentry.php?edit=1&noteid=$thisnote\" title=\"Click here to see note and parts data.\">PARTS</a>";
                }
            }
            // now print the line in the table
--- a/distfiles/maintform.php
+++ b/distfiles/maintform.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    maintform.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
--- a/distfiles/maintformentry.php
+++ b/distfiles/maintformentry.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    maintformentry.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ if ($printfmt) {
 }

 // ******** begin database manipulation ********
-// determine today's date and make it the default
-$today=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select current_date"))[0];
-$now=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select current_time"))[0];

 //var_dump($_REQUEST);

@@ -146,10 +143,8 @@ if ($mfadd) {
            }
            // remove cruft from malfunction text
            $mfmalfunction=htmlentities($mfmalfunction);
-            if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
-                $mfmalfunction=addslashes($mfmalfunction);
-            }
-
+            $mfmalfunction=addslashes($mfmalfunction);
+            
            if ($mfauthorized) {
                $partdatainput=array();
                if ($uid) $partdatainput['uid']=$uid;
@@ -170,6 +165,8 @@ if ($mfadd) {
                if ($uid =="" || $partnum == "" || $sernum == "") {
                    // have the maintenance form stay pending due to incomplete part data
                    $pending=1;
+                } else {
+                    $pending=0;
                }
                
                // add the record to maintforms
@@ -195,13 +192,14 @@ if ($mfedit) {
        if ($mfmalfunction && ($uid || ($partnum && $sernum))) {
            // remove cruft from malfunction text
            $mfmalfunction=htmlentities($mfmalfunction);
-            if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
-                $mfmalfunction=addslashes($mfmalfunction);
-            }
+            $mfmalfunction=addslashes($mfmalfunction);
+            
            // update parts table
            if ($uid =="" || $partnum == "" || $sernum == "") {
                // have the maintenance form stay pending due to incomplete part data
                $pending=1;
+            } else {
+                $pending=0;
            }
            if (! $pdatamismatch) {
                mysqli_query($db,"update parts set uid=\"$uid\", partnum=\"$partnum\", sernum=\"$sernum\", partname=\"$partname\" where partid=\"$mfpart\"");
@@ -215,6 +213,7 @@ if ($mfedit) {
                $flagids=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
                while ($thisflagid=mysqli_fetch_row($flagids)) {
                    $thisflag_tbl="flag_".$thisflagid[0];
+                    if ($flags[0]=="") $flags=[];
                    if (in_array($thisflagid[0],$flags)) {
                        if(!mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $thisflag_tbl where target=\"maintforms\" and id=\"$maintformid\""))) {
                            mysqli_query($db,"insert into $thisflag_tbl(target,id) values(\"maintforms\",\"$maintformid\")");
@@ -256,10 +255,8 @@ if ($actionadd) {
            }
            // remove cruft from action text
            $action=htmlentities($action);
-            if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
-                $action=addslashes($action);
-            }
-            
+            $action=addslashes($action);
+                        
            // add to maintactions table
            mysqli_query($db,"insert into maintactions (actiondate,actiontime,maintformnum,actiontech,action) 
            values (\"$actiondate\",\"$actiontime\",\"$maintformid\",\"$loggedinas\",\"$action\")");
@@ -273,9 +270,8 @@ if ($actionedit) {
        // update the action
        // remove cruft from action text
        $action=htmlentities($action);
-        if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
-            $action=addslashes($action);
-        }
+        $action=addslashes($action);
+        
        // update maintactions table
        mysqli_query($db,"update maintactions set actiondate=\"$actiondate\", actiontime=\"$actiontime\", action=\"$action\" where maintactionid=\"$maintactionid\"");
    }
@@ -399,6 +395,7 @@ if ($printfmt) {
    }
    $flagslist=mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags");
    while ($flagsymbol=mysqli_fetch_assoc($flagslist)) {
+        if ($theseflags[0]=="") $theseflags=[];
        if (in_array($flagsymbol["flagid"],$theseflags)) {
            echo $flagsymbol['flagsym']."&nbsp;&nbsp;";
        }
@@ -491,6 +488,7 @@ if ($printfmt) {
    $flagsperline=8;
    $flagcount=1;
    while ($flagcheckbox=mysqli_fetch_assoc($flagslist)) {
+        if ($theseflags[0]=="") $theseflags=[];
        if (in_array($flagcheckbox["flagid"],$theseflags)) {
            printf("<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"flags[]\" value=\"%s\" checked><font color=\"%s\" title=\"%s\">%s</font>",
            $flagcheckbox["flagid"],$flagcheckbox["flagcolor"],$flagcheckbox["flagname"],$flagcheckbox["flagsym"]);
--- a/distfiles/partentry.php
+++ b/distfiles/partentry.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    partentry.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
--- a/distfiles/parts.php
+++ b/distfiles/parts.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    parts.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
--- a/distfiles/profile.php
+++ b/distfiles/profile.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    profile.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
--- a/distfiles/refchain.php
+++ b/distfiles/refchain.php
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 /*
    refchain.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */

 include("functions.php");

-$print=$_REQUEST['print'];
+$print=$_REQUEST['print'] ?? "";
 $chainnote=$_REQUEST['chainnote'];

 $logname=LOG_NAME;
@@ -59,17 +59,29 @@ while($mptr<count($master)) {
        $fmtnote=convertweblinks($tablerow["lognote"]);
        // generate the flags string
        $flagstring="";
-        $allflagqry=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
-        while ($allflagids=mysqli_fetch_row($allflagqry)) {
-            $flagid=$allflagids[0];
-            $flag_tbl="flag_".$flagid;
-            if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $flag_tbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$noteid\""))) {
+        $flagmapqry=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flagmap where lognoteid=$noteid");
+        if (mysqli_num_rows($flagmapqry)) {
+            while ($flagids=mysqli_fetch_row($flagmapqry)) {
+                $flagid=$flagids[0];
                $flagparam=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where flagid=\"$flagid\""));
                $flagcolor=$flagparam["flagcolor"];
                $flagsym=$flagparam["flagsym"];
                $flagstring=$flagstring."<font color=\"$flagcolor\">$flagsym</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;";
            }
        }
+        
+        //$allflagqry=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
+        //while ($allflagids=mysqli_fetch_row($allflagqry)) {
+            //$flagid=$allflagids[0];
+            //$flag_tbl="flag_".$flagid;
+            //if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $flag_tbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$noteid\""))) {
+                //$flagparam=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where flagid=\"$flagid\""));
+                //$flagcolor=$flagparam["flagcolor"];
+                //$flagsym=$flagparam["flagsym"];
+                //$flagstring=$flagstring."<font color=\"$flagcolor\">$flagsym</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;";
+            //}
+        //}
+        
        if ($flagstring) $fmtnote=$fmtnote."<br>".$flagstring;
        printf("
        <tr>
--- a/distfiles/schedmaint.php
+++ b/distfiles/schedmaint.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    blankpage.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
@@ -14,50 +14,50 @@ if (isset($_SESSION['login'])) {
 } else {
    $loggedin=false;
 }
-$techid=$_SESSION['login'];
+$techid=$_SESSION['login'] ?? NULL;
 $isadmin=dblookup($db,"techs","techid","admin",$techid);

-$upcoming=$_REQUEST['upcoming'];
-$schedule=$_REQUEST['schedule'];
-$tasks=$_REQUEST['tasks'];
-$devices=$_REQUEST['devices'];
-$action=$_REQUEST['action'];
-$complete=$_REQUEST['complete'];
-$defer=$_REQUEST['defer'];
-$add=$_REQUEST['add'];
-$edit=$_REQUEST['edit'];
-$update=$_REQUEST['update'];
-$delete=$_REQUEST['delete'];
-$id=$_REQUEST['id'];
-$active_flag=$_REQUEST['active_flag'];
+$upcoming=$_REQUEST['upcoming'] ?? NULL;
+$schedule=$_REQUEST['schedule'] ?? NULL;
+$tasks=$_REQUEST['tasks'] ?? NULL;
+$devices=$_REQUEST['devices'] ?? NULL;
+$action=$_REQUEST['action'] ?? NULL;
+$complete=$_REQUEST['complete'] ?? NULL;
+$defer=$_REQUEST['defer'] ?? NULL;
+$add=$_REQUEST['add'] ?? NULL;
+$edit=$_REQUEST['edit'] ?? NULL;
+$update=$_REQUEST['update'] ?? NULL;
+$delete=$_REQUEST['delete'] ?? NULL;
+$id=$_REQUEST['id'] ?? NULL;
+$active_flag=$_REQUEST['active_flag'] ?? 0;

-$devicename=$_REQUEST['devicename'];
-$devicedesc=$_REQUEST['devicedesc'];
-$group_flag=$_REQUEST['group_flag'];
-$members=$_REQUEST['members'];
+$devicename=$_REQUEST['devicename'] ?? NULL;
+$devicedesc=$_REQUEST['devicedesc'] ?? NULL;
+$group_flag=$_REQUEST['group_flag'] ?? 0;
+$members=$_REQUEST['members'] ?? [];

-$weekdays_only=$_REQUEST['weekdays_only'];
-$nextdue_relative=$_REQUEST['nextdue_relative'];
-$taskname=$_REQUEST['taskname'];
-$taskdesc=$_REQUEST['taskdesc'];
-$frequency=$_REQUEST['frequency'];
-$period=$_REQUEST['period'];
-$refdoc_name=$_REQUEST['refdoc_name'];
-$refdoc_url=$_REQUEST['refdoc_url'];
+$weekdays_only=$_REQUEST['weekdays_only'] ?? NULL;
+$nextdue_relative=$_REQUEST['nextdue_relative'] ?? NULL;
+$taskname=$_REQUEST['taskname'] ?? NULL;
+$taskdesc=$_REQUEST['taskdesc'] ?? NULL;
+$frequency=$_REQUEST['frequency'] ?? NULL;
+$period=$_REQUEST['period'] ?? NULL;
+$refdoc_name=$_REQUEST['refdoc_name'] ?? NULL;
+$refdoc_url=$_REQUEST['refdoc_url'] ?? NULL;

-$deferred_flag=$_REQUEST['deferred_flag'];
-$deferred_date=$_REQUEST['deferred_date'];
-$start_date=$_REQUEST['start_date'];
-$last_date=$_REQUEST['last_date'];
-$task=$_REQUEST['task'];
-$device=$_REQUEST['device'];
-$deferuntil=$_REQUEST['deferuntil'];
-$completedate=$_REQUEST['completedate'];
-$addlognote=$_REQUEST['addlognote'];
+$deferred_flag=$_REQUEST['deferred_flag'] ?? 0;
+$deferred_date=$_REQUEST['deferred_date'] ?? NULL;
+$start_date=$_REQUEST['start_date'] ?? NULL;
+$last_date=$_REQUEST['last_date'] ?? NULL;
+$task=$_REQUEST['task'] ?? NULL;
+$device=$_REQUEST['device'] ?? NULL;
+$deferuntil=$_REQUEST['deferuntil'] ?? NULL;
+$completedate=$_REQUEST['completedate'] ?? NULL;
+$addlognote=$_REQUEST['addlognote'] ?? NULL;

 $logname=LOG_NAME;

-$print=$_REQUEST['print'];
+$print=$_REQUEST['print'] ?? NULL;

 if ($print) {
    $sbcolor=P_SIDEBAR_COLOR;
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ if ($print) {
    $mbgcolor=MENUBG_COLOR;
 }
 // **** BEGIN DATABASE OPERATIONS ****
-$today=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select current_date"))[0];
 $tomorrow=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select adddate((select current_date),1)"))[0];
 $errorstack=array();

@@ -127,6 +126,9 @@ if ($add) {
            }
            // run through the memberlist and modify the table
            foreach ($memberlist as $memberdev) {
+                if ($start_date==NULL) $start_date=$today;
+                if ($last_date==NULL) $last_date="0000-00-00";
+                if ($deferred_date==NULL) $deferred_date="0000-00-00";
                $addqry=("insert into events(task,device,start_date,last_date,deferred_flag,deferred_date,active_flag) 
                values(\"$task\",\"$memberdev\",\"$start_date\",\"$last_date\",\"$deferred_flag\",\"$deferred_date\",\"$active_flag\")");
                mysqli_query($db,$addqry);
@@ -201,6 +203,9 @@ if ($edit) {
            $last_date=mysqli_real_escape_string($db,$last_date);
            $deferred_date=mysqli_real_escape_string($db,$deferred_date);
            // update the tasks table
+            if ($start_date==NULL) $start_date=$today;
+            if ($last_date==NULL) $last_date="0000-00-00";
+            if ($deferred_date==NULL) $deferred_date="0000-00-00";
            mysqli_query($db,"update events 
            set task=\"$task\",device=\"$device\",start_date=\"$start_date\",last_date=\"$last_date\",deferred_flag=\"$deferred_flag\",
            deferred_date=\"$deferred_date\",active_flag=\"$active_flag\" 
@@ -401,7 +406,7 @@ if ($action) {
        }
        if ($start_date=="0000-00-00") $start_date=$today;
        if ($last_date=="0000-00-00") $last_date="";
-        if ($deferred_date=="0000-00-00") $deferred_date="";
+        if ($deferred_date=="0000-00-00") $deferred_date=$tomorrow;
        $deferuntiltag="<input type=\"text\" name=\"deferred_date\" id=\"deferdatepicker\" size=\"10\" maxlength=\"10\" value=\"$deferred_date\" title=\"Format: YYYY-MM-DD\">";
        $startdatetag="<input type=\"text\" name=\"start_date\" id=\"startdatepicker\" size=\"10\" maxlength=\"10\" value=\"$start_date\" title=\"Format: YYYY-MM-DD\">";
        $lastdatetag="<input type=\"text\" name=\"last_date\" id=\"completedatepicker\" size=\"10\" maxlength=\"10\" value=\"$last_date\" title=\"Format: YYYY-MM-DD\">";
--- a/distfiles/search.php
+++ b/distfiles/search.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
    search.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $srchpname=$_REQUEST['srchpname'] ?? NULL;
 $srchploc=$_REQUEST['srchploc'] ?? NULL;
 $srchnha=$_REQUEST['srchnha'] ?? NULL;
 $srchrepord=$_REQUEST['srchrepord'] ?? NULL;
-$srchflags=$_REQUEST['srchflags'] ?? NULL;
+$srchflags=$_POST['srchflags'] ?? [];
 $target=$_REQUEST['target'] ?? NULL;

 $doparts=PARTS_FUNCTIONS;
@@ -57,33 +57,40 @@ framework("begin","$logname Search","Search",$print);
 //var_dump($_REQUEST);

 // ******** begin database manipulation ********
+
+// define the arrays
+$logfromtables=[];
+$mffromtables=[];
+$pfromtables=[];
+$logconstraints=[];
+$mfconstraints=[];
+$pconstraints=[];
+
 // get the date range of lognotes
-$todaysdate = mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select current_date"))[0];
 $logdateqry=mysqli_query($db,"select min(date), max(date) from lognotes");
 $logdateresults=mysqli_fetch_row($logdateqry);
 $logmindate=$logdateresults[0];
-if ($logmindate == "") $logmindate = $todaysdate;
+if ($logmindate == "") $logmindate = $today;
 $logmaxdate=$logdateresults[1];
-if ($logmaxdate == "") $logmaxdate = $todaysdate;
+if ($logmaxdate == "") $logmaxdate = $today;
 // get the date range of maintenance forms
 $mfdateqry=mysqli_query($db,"select min(mfdate), max(mfdate) from maintforms");
 $mfdateresults=mysqli_fetch_row($mfdateqry);
 $mfmindate=$mfdateresults[0];
-if ($mfmindate == "") $mfmindate = $todaysdate;
+if ($mfmindate == "") $mfmindate = $today;
 $mfmaxdate=$mfdateresults[1];
-if ($mfmaxdate == "") $mfmaxdate = $todaysdate;
+if ($mfmaxdate == "") $mfmaxdate = $today;
 // determine entire date range
 $mindate=min($logmindate, $mfmindate);
 $maxdate=max($logmaxdate, $mfmaxdate);

-
-
 if ($search) {
    // strip whitespace from beginning and end of text fields
    $srchtext=trim($srchtext);
    $srchpname=trim($srchpname);
    $srchploc=trim($srchploc);
    $srchnha=trim($srchnha);
+    if ($target[0]=="") $target=[];
    if (in_array("log",$target)) {
        // define the query constraints 
        // log note id
@@ -122,8 +129,9 @@ if ($search) {
            $logfromtables[]="lognotes";
            $logconstraints[]="lognotes.lognote like \"%$srchtext%\"";
        }
+        // fixme
        // flags
-        if ($srchflags != NULL) {
+        if (!empty($srchflags)) {
            foreach ($srchflags as $flagtblnum) {
                $flagtblname="flag_{$flagtblnum}";
                $logfromtables[]="lognotes";
@@ -188,6 +196,7 @@ if ($search) {
        $logwhereclause=implode(" and ",$logconstraints);
        $logrowqry=mysqli_query($db,"select lognotes.* from $logfromclause where $logwhereclause order by lognotes.date asc, lognotes.time asc");
    }
+    if ($target[0]=="") $target=[];
    if (in_array("maintform",$target)) {
        // maintforms search
        // define the query constraints 
@@ -230,6 +239,7 @@ if ($search) {
            $mffromtables[]="maintactions";
            $mfconstraints[]="maintforms.mfmalfunction like \"%$srchtext%\" or (maintactions.action like \"%$srchtext%\" and maintforms.maintformid=maintactions.maintformnum)";
        }
+        // fixme
        // flags
        foreach ($srchflags as $flagtblnum) {
            $flagtblname="flag_{$flagtblnum}";
@@ -284,6 +294,7 @@ if ($search) {
        $mfwhereclause=implode(" and ",$mfconstraints);
        $mfrowqry=mysqli_query($db,"select maintforms.* from $mffromclause where $mfwhereclause order by maintforms.mfdate asc, maintforms.mftime asc");
    }
+    if ($target[0]=="") $target=[];
    if (in_array("part",$target)) {
        // parts search
        // define the query constraints 
@@ -461,27 +472,37 @@ if (!$print) {
    <br><br>
    <b>Flags:</b>
    ";
-    $flagslist=mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags");
-    $flagsperline=8;
-    $flagcount=1;
-    while ($flagcheckbox=mysqli_fetch_assoc($flagslist)) {
-        if ($srchflags[0]=="") $srchflags=[];
-        if (in_array($flagcheckbox["flagid"],$srchflags)) {
-            printf("<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"srchflags[]\" value=\"%s\" checked title=\"When checked, only results with this flag set will be shown\"><font color=\"%s\" title=\"%s\">%s</font>",
-            $flagcheckbox["flagid"],$flagcheckbox["flagcolor"],$flagcheckbox["flagname"],$flagcheckbox["flagsym"]);
+    $flagslist = mysqli_query($db, "select * from flags");
+    $flagsperline = 8;
+    $flagcount = 1;
+    while ($flagcheckbox = mysqli_fetch_assoc($flagslist)) {
+        if ($srchflags[0] == "") $srchflags = [];
+        if (in_array($flagcheckbox["flagid"], $srchflags)) {
+            printf(
+                "<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"srchflags[]\" value=\"%s\" checked title=\"When checked, only results with this flag set will be shown\"><font color=\"%s\" title=\"%s\">%s</font>",
+                $flagcheckbox["flagid"],
+                $flagcheckbox["flagcolor"],
+                $flagcheckbox["flagname"],
+                $flagcheckbox["flagsym"]
+            );
        } else {
-            $flagid=$flagcheckbox["flagid"];
-            if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags where flagid=\"$flagid\" and status=1"))) {
-                printf("<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"srchflags[]\" value=\"%s\" title=\"When checked, only results with this flag set will be shown\"><font color=\"%s\" title=\"%s\">%s</font>",
-                $flagcheckbox["flagid"],$flagcheckbox["flagcolor"],$flagcheckbox["flagname"],$flagcheckbox["flagsym"]);
+            $flagid = $flagcheckbox["flagid"];
+            if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db, "select flagid from flags where flagid=\"$flagid\" and status=1"))) {
+                printf(
+                    "<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"srchflags[]\" value=\"%s\" title=\"When checked, only results with this flag set will be shown\"><font color=\"%s\" title=\"%s\">%s</font>",
+                    $flagcheckbox["flagid"],
+                    $flagcheckbox["flagcolor"],
+                    $flagcheckbox["flagname"],
+                    $flagcheckbox["flagsym"]
+                );
            }
        }
-        if ($flagcount<$flagsperline) {
+        if ($flagcount < $flagsperline) {
            echo "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;";
            $flagcount++;
        } else {
            echo "<br>";
-            $flagcount=1;
+            $flagcount = 1;
        }
    }
    echo "
@@ -491,6 +512,7 @@ if (!$print) {
        echo "
        <b>Search in:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;
        ";
+        if ($target[0]=="") $target=[];
        if (in_array("log", $target)) {
            echo "<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"target[]\" value=\"log\" title=\"Search in Logbook\" checked>Logbook&nbsp;&nbsp;";
        } else {
@@ -589,9 +611,12 @@ if (!$print) {
    $flagsperline=8;
    $flagcount=1;
    while ($flagcheckbox=mysqli_fetch_assoc($flagslist)) {
-        if (in_array($flagcheckbox["flagid"],$srchflags)) {
-            printf("<font color=\"%s\">%s</font>",
-            $flagcheckbox["flagcolor"],$flagcheckbox["flagsym"]);
+        if ($srchflags) {
+            if ($srchflags[0]=="") $srchflags=[];
+            if (in_array($flagcheckbox["flagid"],$srchflags)) {
+                printf("<font color=\"%s\">%s</font>",
+                $flagcheckbox["flagcolor"],$flagcheckbox["flagsym"]);
+            }
        }
        if ($flagcount<$flagsperline) {
            echo "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;";
@@ -605,6 +630,7 @@ if (!$print) {
    <br><br>
    ";
    if ($doparts) {
+        if ($target[0]=="") $target=[];
        echo "
        <b>Search in:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;
        ";
@@ -627,6 +653,7 @@ if (!$print) {
 }

 if ($search) {
+    if ($target[0]=="") $target=[];
    if (in_array("log",$target)) {
        // run lognotes query and show results
        if(mysqli_num_rows($logrowqry)) {
@@ -648,20 +675,23 @@ if ($search) {
                $logsubjname=dblookup($db,"subjects","subjectid","subjectname",$logtablerow['subject']);
                // create links of urls in note
                $logfmtnote=convertweblinks($logtablerow['lognote']);
+                
                // generate the flags string
                $flagstring="";
-                $allflagqry=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
-                while ($allflagids=mysqli_fetch_row($allflagqry)) {
-                    $flagid=$allflagids[0];
-                    $flag_tbl="flag_".$flagid;
-                    if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from $flag_tbl where target=\"lognotes\" and id=\"$logtablerow[lognoteid]\""))) {
-                        $flagparam=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where flagid=\"$flagid\""));
-                        $flagcolor=$flagparam["flagcolor"];
-                        $flagsym=$flagparam["flagsym"];
-                        $flagstring=$flagstring."<font color=\"$flagcolor\">$flagsym</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;";
-                    }
+                $flagqry=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flagmap where lognoteid=$logtablerow[lognoteid]");
+                while ($flagid=mysqli_fetch_row($flagqry)) {
+                    $flagparams=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where flagid=\"$flagid[0]\""));
+                    $flagcolor=$flagparams["flagcolor"];
+                    $flagsym=$flagparams["flagsym"];
+                    $flagname=$flagparams["flagname"];
+                    $flagstring=$flagstring."<font color=\"$flagcolor\" title=\"$flagname\">$flagsym</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;";
                }
-                if ($flagstring) $logfmtnote=$logfmtnote."<br>".$flagstring;
+                if ($flagstring) {
+                    $logfmtnote=$logfmtnote."<br>".$flagstring."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;";
+                } else { 
+                    $logfmtnote=$logfmtnote."<br>";
+                }
+                                
                printf("<tr>
                <td valign=\"top\"><a href=logentry.php?edit=1&noteid=%s>%s</a></td>
                <td valign=\"top\">%s&nbsp;&#047;&nbsp;%s</td>
@@ -684,6 +714,7 @@ if ($search) {
            echo "<font size=\"+1\">No Logbook notes match your search criteria.</font><br><hr>";
        }
    }
+    if ($target[0]=="") $target=[];
    if (in_array("maintform",$target)) {
        // run maintforms query and show results
        if(mysqli_num_rows($mfrowqry)) {
@@ -746,6 +777,7 @@ if ($search) {
            echo "<font size=\"+1\">No Maintenance Forms match your search criteria.</font><br><hr>";
        }
    }
+    if ($target[0]=="") $target=[];
    if (in_array("part",$target)) {
        // run parts query and show results
        if(mysqli_num_rows($prowqry)) {
--- a/distfiles/settings.php
+++ b/distfiles/settings.php
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 /*
    settings.php
    OpenLog Online Logbook
-    Copyright (C) 2025  Rod Wright
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright

    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 */

+// determine today's date and time and assign them to variables
+$today = date("Y-m-d");
+$now = date("H:i:s");
+
 $sttl=mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_query($db,"select confvalue from configs where confname=\"session_ttl_days\""))[0];
 $ostype=strtoupper(substr(php_uname('s'), 0, 3));
 if ($ostype == 'WIN') {
--- a/distfiles/templates.php
+++ b/distfiles/templates.php
@@ -0,0 +1,554 @@
+<?php
+/*
+    templates.php
+    OpenLog Online Logbook
+    Copyright (C) 2026  Rod Wright
+
+    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+*/
+
+include("functions.php");
+
+if (!$_SESSION['login'] && !$_REQUEST['partview']) {
+    header ("Location: login.php");
+}
+
+$techid=$_SESSION['login'] ?? NULL;
+$isadmin=dblookup($db,"techs","techid","admin",$techid);
+$print=$_REQUEST['print'] ?? NULL;
+$efftechid=$_REQUEST['efftechid'] ?? NULL;
+$shift=$_REQUEST['shift'] ?? NULL;
+$subject=$_REQUEST['subject'] ?? NULL;
+$note=$_REQUEST['note'] ?? NULL;
+$flags=$_POST['flags'] ?? [];
+$refstring=$_REQUEST['refstring'] ?? NULL;
+$submit=$_REQUEST['submit'] ?? NULL;
+$operation=$_REQUEST['operation'] ?? NULL;
+$templateid=$_REQUEST['templateid'] ?? NULL;
+$templatename=$_REQUEST['templatename'] ?? NULL;
+$usertemplateid=$_REQUEST['usertemplateid'] ?? NULL;
+$globaltemplateid=$_REQUEST['globaltemplateid'] ?? NULL;
+$loadtemplate=$_REQUEST['loadtemplate'] ?? NULL;
+
+
+$logname=LOG_NAME;
+$techalpha=TECH_ALPHA;
+$subjalpha=SUBJ_ALPHA;
+
+$defaultshift=dblookup($db,"techs","techid","shift",$techid);
+
+if ($print=="Printer Friendly") {
+    $sbcolor=P_SIDEBAR_COLOR;
+    $mbgcolor=P_MENUBG_COLOR;
+} else {
+    $sbcolor=SIDEBAR_COLOR;
+    $mbgcolor=MENUBG_COLOR;
+}
+
+framework("begin","$logname","Note Templates",$print);
+
+// make basic determination about authorization
+if ($isadmin) {
+    $authorized=TRUE;
+} else if ($efftechid==$techid) {
+    $authorized=TRUE;
+} else {
+    $authorized=FALSE;
+}
+
+// var_dump($_REQUEST);
+
+function templatetable($db,$techid,$user) {
+    // Show template table
+    $isadmin=dblookup($db,"techs","techid","admin",$techid);
+    $templatequery=mysqli_query($db,"select * from notetemplates where tech=\"$user\" order by templatename asc");
+    $tblusername=dblookup($db,"techs","techid","techname",$user);
+    if (mysqli_num_rows($templatequery)) {
+        $hastemplates=TRUE;
+    } else {
+        $hastemplates=FALSE;
+    }
+    
+    echo "<b><font size=\"+1\">";
+    if ($hastemplates) {
+        // print the user header
+        if ($user=="0") {
+            echo "Global Templates</font></b>";
+        } else {
+            if ($user==$techid) {
+                echo "My templates</font></b>";
+            } else {
+                echo "Templates for $tblusername</font></b>";
+            }
+        }
+        // print the table
+        echo "<br><table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">";
+        echo "<tr><th width=\"70\">Template Name</th><th width=\"100\">Shift</th><th width=\"100\">Subject</th><th>Note</th><th width=\"70\">References</th></tr>";
+        while ($tablerow = mysqli_fetch_assoc($templatequery)) {
+            $templateid=$tablerow["templateid"];
+            $templatename=$tablerow["templatename"];
+            // convert shift number to name
+            $shiftname=dblookup($db,"shifts","shiftid","shiftname",$tablerow["shift"]);
+            // convert subject number to name
+            $subjname=dblookup($db,"subjects","subjectid","subjectname",$tablerow["subject"]);
+            // create links of urls in note
+            $fmtnote=convertweblinks($tablerow["lognote"]);
+            // generate the flags string
+            $flagstring="";
+            $flagqry=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flagmap where notetemplateid=$templateid");
+            while ($flagid=mysqli_fetch_row($flagqry)) {
+                $flagparams=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where flagid=\"$flagid[0]\""));
+                $flagcolor=$flagparams["flagcolor"];
+                $flagsym=$flagparams["flagsym"];
+                $flagname=$flagparams["flagname"];
+                $flagstring=$flagstring."<font color=\"$flagcolor\" title=\"$flagname\">$flagsym</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;";
+            }
+            if ($flagstring) {
+                $fmtnote=$fmtnote."<br>".$flagstring."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;";
+            } else { 
+                $fmtnote=$fmtnote."<br>";
+            }
+            // generate a reference string
+            $refstring=NULL;
+            $refstringqry=mysqli_query($db,"select target from reflinks where templateid=\"$templateid\"");
+            while ($tgt=mysqli_fetch_row($refstringqry)) {
+                $refstring=$refstring." ".$tgt[0];
+            }
+            // now print the line in the table
+            if (!$isadmin && $user=="0") {
+                $nameblock="$templatename</a>";
+            } else {
+                $nameblock="<a href=\"templates.php?operation=edit&templateid=$templateid\">$templatename</a>";
+            }
+            printf(
+            "<tr>
+            <td valign=\"top\">%s</td>
+            <td valign=\"top\"> %s</td>
+            <td valign=\"top\">%s</td>
+            <td valign=\"top\">%s</td>
+            <td valign=\"top\">%s</td>
+            </tr>\n",
+            $nameblock,
+            $shiftname,
+            $subjname,
+            $fmtnote,
+            $refstring
+            );
+        };
+        echo "</table><br><hr><br>";
+    } else {
+        if ($user=="0") {
+            echo "There are no global templates</font></b>";
+        } else {
+            if ($user==$techid) {
+                echo "You have no templates</font></b>";
+            } else {
+                echo "$tblusername has no templates</font></b>";
+            }
+        }
+        echo "<br><hr>";
+    }
+    echo "<br>";
+}
+
+// ******** begin database manipulation ********
+
+if ($usertemplateid) {
+    $templateid=$usertemplateid;
+} else if ($globaltemplateid) {
+    $templateid=$globaltemplateid;
+} else {
+    $loadtemplate=NULL;
+}
+
+if ($operation=="add") {    
+    if ($submit) {    
+        if ($note) {
+            // remove cruft from note text
+            $note=strip_tags($note,"<a>");
+            $note=mysqli_real_escape_string($db,$note);
+            
+            if ($authorized) {
+                // check if name supplied
+                if ($templatename) {
+                    $namesupplied=TRUE;
+                    // check if supplied name already exists
+                    if (! mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select templateid from notetemplates where tech=\"$efftechid\" and templatename=\"$templatename\""))) {
+                        // add the record to notetemplates
+                        mysqli_query($db,"insert into notetemplates(templatename,shift,tech,subject,lognote) values (\"$templatename\", \"$shift\",\"$efftechid\",\"$subject\",\"$note\")");
+                        $newtemplateid=mysqli_insert_id($db);
+                        
+                        // update the flagmap table
+                        foreach ($flags as $thisflag) {
+                            // set flag for this note
+                            mysqli_query($db,"insert into flagmap(flagid,notetemplateid) values(\"$thisflag\",\"$newtemplateid\")");
+                        }
+                        
+                        // add references to the reflinks table
+                        if (strlen($refstring)) {
+                            $refstring=trim($refstring);
+                            $refarray=explode(" ",$refstring);
+                            foreach ($refarray as $target) {
+                                mysqli_query($db,"insert into reflinks(templateid,target) values($newtemplateid,$target)");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        $templateid=$newtemplateid;
+                    } else {
+                        $nameexists=TRUE;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $namesupplied=FALSE;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+if ($operation=="edit" || $operation=="delete") {    
+    // test to see if this templateid is owned by techid to prevent hijacking
+    $owner=dblookup($db,"notetemplates","templateid","tech",$templateid);
+    if (!$isadmin && ($owner!=$techid)) $authorized=FALSE;
+    
+    if ($submit) {    
+        if ($note) {
+            // remove cruft from note text
+            $note=strip_tags($note,"<a>");
+            $note=mysqli_real_escape_string($db,$note);
+            
+            if ($templatename) {
+                $namesupplied=TRUE;
+            } else {
+                $namesupplied=FALSE;
+            }
+            
+            if ($authorized) {
+                // check if name was supplied
+                if ($templatename) {
+                    // update notetemplates
+                    mysqli_query($db,"update notetemplates set templatename=\"$templatename\", shift=\"$shift\", tech=\"$efftechid\", subject=\"$subject\", lognote=\"$note\" where templateid=\"$templateid\"");
+                    
+                    // update the flagmap table
+                    mysqli_query($db,"delete from flagmap where notetemplateid=\"$templateid\"");
+                    foreach ($flags as $thisflag) {
+                        // set flag for this note
+                        mysqli_query($db,"insert into flagmap(flagid,notetemplateid) values(\"$thisflag\",\"$templateid\")");
+                    }
+                    
+                    // update the reflinks table
+                    mysqli_query($db,"delete from reflinks where templateid=\"$templateid\"");
+                    if (strlen($refstring)) {
+                        $refstring=trim($refstring);
+                        $refarray=explode(" ",$refstring);
+                        foreach ($refarray as $target) {
+                            mysqli_query($db,"insert into reflinks(templateid,target) values($templateid,$target)");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ($operation=="delete") {
+        if ($authorized) {
+            // update notetemplates
+            mysqli_query($db,"delete from notetemplates where templateid=\"$templateid\"");
+            // update the flagmap table
+            mysqli_query($db,"delete from flagmap where notetemplateid=\"$templateid\"");
+            // update the reflinks table
+            mysqli_query($db,"delete from reflinks where templateid=\"$templateid\"");
+            $templateid=NULL;
+            $note=NULL;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ******** end database manipulation ********
+
+pagetable("begin");
+if (!$print) {
+    pageblock("left","begin");
+    sidemenu();
+    pageblock("left","end");
+}
+pageblock("right","begin");
+banner($print);
+
+
+if ($submit || $operation=="delete") {
+    // show success/failure messages
+    $nameexists=$nameexists ?? NULL;
+    $namesupplied=$namesupplied ?? NULL;
+        
+    if ($operation=="add") {
+        $addfail=FALSE;
+        if ($nameexists) {
+            format_message(1,"Template creation failed because the name you supplied already exists. Please try again.");
+            $addfail=TRUE;
+        }
+        if (!$namesupplied) {
+            format_message(1,"Template creation failed because you didn't supply a name. Please try again.");
+            $addfail=TRUE;
+        }
+        if (!$note) {
+            format_message(1,"Template creation failed because you didn't enter any note text. Please try again.");
+            $addfail=TRUE;
+        }
+        if (!$authorized) {
+            format_message(1,"Template creation failed because you are not authorized to do so.");
+            $addfail=TRUE;
+        }
+        if (!$addfail) format_message(0,"<strong>Template created.</strong>");
+    }
+    if ($operation=="edit") {
+        $editfail=FALSE;
+        if (!$namesupplied) {
+            format_message(1,"Template save failed because you didn't supply a name. Please try again.");
+            $editfail=TRUE;
+        }
+        if (!$note) {
+            format_message(1,"Template save failed because you didn't enter any note text. Please try again.");
+            $editfail=TRUE;
+        }
+        if (!$authorized) {
+            format_message(1,"Template save failed because you are not authorized to do so.");
+            $editfail=TRUE;
+        }
+        if (!$editfail) format_message(0,"<strong>Template modified.</strong>");
+    }
+    if ($operation=="delete") {
+        $deletefail=FALSE;
+        if (!$authorized) {
+            format_message(1,"Template delete failed because you are not authorized to do so.");
+            $deletefail=TRUE;
+        }
+        if (!$deletefail) format_message(0,"<strong>Template deleted.</strong>");
+    }
+}
+
+if ($operation=="delete") {
+    // just show the link back to the templates page
+    echo "
+    <br><a href=\"templates.php\">Manage templates</a><br><br><br><br>
+    ";
+} else if ($operation=="add" || $operation=="edit") {
+    // Display the input form
+    if ($loadtemplate) {
+        // make templateid the selected template
+        if ($usertemplateid) {
+            $templateid=$usertemplateid;
+        } else if ($globaltemplateid) {
+            $templateid=$globaltemplateid;
+        } else {
+            $templateid=NULL;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($operation=="edit" || $loadtemplate) {
+        // use values from the templateid supplied with a defined tech id
+        $loadeddata=mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db,"select * from notetemplates where templateid=\"$templateid\""));
+        $filltemplatename=$loadeddata["templatename"];
+        if ($efftechid) {
+            $filltech=$efftechid;
+        } else if ($isadmin && $loadeddata["tech"]=="0") {
+            $filltech="0";
+        } else {
+            $filltech=$techid;
+        }
+        $fillshift=$loadeddata["shift"];
+        $fillsubject=$loadeddata["subject"];
+        $fillnote=$loadeddata["lognote"];
+    } else {
+        // use empty values with a defined tech id
+        $filltemplatename=NULL;
+        if ($efftechid) {
+            $filltech=$efftechid;
+        } else {
+            $filltech=$techid;
+        }
+        $fillshift=$defaultshift;
+        $fillsubject=NULL;
+        $fillnote=NULL;
+    }
+        
+    if ($operation=="add") $optext="Creating new";
+    if ($operation=="edit") $optext="Editing";
+    echo "
+    <br><b>$optext template</b><br><hr>
+    ";
+        
+    // show the template selection line
+    templateselect($techid,$operation);
+    
+    // start template entry section
+    echo "
+    <form method=\"post\" action=\"templates.php\">
+    <table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">
+    <tr><td colspan=\"2\"><b>Template Name: </b>&nbsp;
+    <input type=\"text\" name=\"templatename\" size=\"30\" value=\"$filltemplatename\" title=\"What you'd like to name the template.\"></td></tr>
+    ";
+    if ($isadmin) {
+        echo "
+        <tr><td colspan=\"2\"><b>Tech: </b>&nbsp;
+        <select name=\"efftechid\">
+        ";
+        if ($filltech=="0") {
+            echo "<option value=\"0\" selected>--Global Template--</option>";
+        } else {
+            echo "<option value=\"0\">--Global Template--</option>";
+        }
+        if ($techalpha) $torder="techname"; else $torder="techid";
+        $techrow=mysqli_query($db,"select * from techs order by $torder asc");
+        while ($techitem=mysqli_fetch_assoc($techrow)) {
+            if ($techitem["techid"]==$filltech) {
+                printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>",$techitem["techid"],$techitem["techname"]); 
+            } else {
+                printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>",$techitem["techid"],$techitem["techname"]);
+            }
+        }
+        echo "
+        </select></td></tr>
+        ";
+    } else {
+        $authorized=TRUE;
+        echo "
+        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"efftechid\" value=\"$techid\">
+        ";
+    }
+    echo "
+    <tr>
+    <td><b>Shift: </b>&nbsp;
+    <select name=\"shift\">
+    ";
+    $shiftrow=mysqli_query($db,"select * from shifts");
+    while ($shiftitem=mysqli_fetch_assoc($shiftrow)) {
+        if ($shiftitem["status"] == 1) {
+            if ($shiftitem["shiftid"]==$fillshift) {
+                printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>",$shiftitem["shiftid"],$shiftitem["shiftname"]); 
+            } else {
+                printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>",$shiftitem["shiftid"],$shiftitem["shiftname"]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    echo "
+    </select></td>
+    <td><b>Subject: </b>&nbsp;
+    <select name=\"subject\">
+    ";
+    if ($subjalpha) $sorder="subjectname"; else $sorder="subjectid";
+    $subjrow=mysqli_query($db,"select * from subjects order by $sorder asc");
+    while ($subjitem=mysqli_fetch_assoc($subjrow)) {
+        if ($subjitem["status"]==1) {
+            if ($subjitem["subjectid"]==$fillsubject) {
+                printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>",$subjitem["subjectid"],$subjitem["subjectname"]);
+            } else {
+                printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>",$subjitem["subjectid"],$subjitem["subjectname"]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    echo "
+    </select></td>
+    </tr></table>
+    
+    <b>Note:</b>&nbsp;<img src=\"icons/question.png\" title=\"Enter note text below. To insert a link to a web page, enter it's info in the link fields below the Note box and click Insert Link. You must provide the URL, but the link text is optional. \"><br>
+    <textarea rows=\"10\" cols=\"60\" name=\"note\" id=\"notetextarea\" wrap=\"soft\">$fillnote";
+    echo "</textarea><br>
+    <input type=\"text\" size=\"23\" id=\"linktextfield\" placeholder=\"Enter link text here\">&nbsp;
+    <input type=\"text\" size=\"23\" id=\"linkurlfield\" placeholder=\"Enter URL here\">&nbsp;
+    <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"insertUrlAtCaret('notetextarea','linktextfield','linkurlfield');return false;\">Insert Link</a><br>
+    ";
+    
+    // create an array called theseflags and optionally load it with flagids set for this template
+    unset($theseflags);
+    $theseflags=[];
+    if ($templateid) {
+        $allflags=mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags");
+        while ($thisflag=mysqli_fetch_row($allflags)) {
+            if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select id from flagmap where flagid=\"$thisflag[0]\" and notetemplateid=\"$templateid\""))) {
+                $theseflags[]=$thisflag[0];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    $flagslist=mysqli_query($db,"select * from flags where status=1");
+    $flagsperline=8;
+    $flagcount=1;
+    
+    // display checkboxes for all the flags, selecting the ones that are set for this template
+    while ($flagcheckbox=mysqli_fetch_assoc($flagslist)) {
+        if ($operation=="edit" && in_array($flagcheckbox["flagid"],$theseflags)) {
+            printf("<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"flags[]\" value=\"%s\" checked><font color=\"%s\" title=\"%s\">%s</font>",
+            $flagcheckbox["flagid"],$flagcheckbox["flagcolor"],$flagcheckbox["flagname"],$flagcheckbox["flagsym"]);
+        } else {
+            $flagid=$flagcheckbox["flagid"];
+            if (mysqli_num_rows(mysqli_query($db,"select flagid from flags where flagid=\"$flagid\" and status=1"))) {
+                printf("<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"flags[]\" value=\"%s\"><font color=\"%s\" title=\"%s\">%s</font>",
+                $flagcheckbox["flagid"],$flagcheckbox["flagcolor"],$flagcheckbox["flagname"],$flagcheckbox["flagsym"]);
+            }
+        }
+        if ($flagcount<$flagsperline) {
+            echo "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;";
+            $flagcount++;
+        } else {
+            echo "<br>";
+            $flagcount=1;
+        }
+    }
+        
+    if ($operation=="edit" || $loadtemplate) {
+        // generate a reference string
+        $refstring=NULL;
+        $refstringqry=mysqli_query($db,"select target from reflinks where templateid=\"$templateid\"");
+        while ($tgt=mysqli_fetch_row($refstringqry)) {
+            $refstring=$refstring." ".$tgt[0];
+        }
+    }
+    echo "
+    <br><br><b>References: </b>&nbsp;
+    <input type=\"text\" name=\"refstring\" size=\"20\" value=\"$refstring\" title=\"One or more Note ID numbers separated by spaces\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+    ";
+        
+    if ($operation=="add" && $authorized) {
+        echo "
+        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"operation\" value=\"add\">
+        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Save Template\">
+        ";
+    }
+    if ($operation=="edit" && $authorized) {
+        echo "
+        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"operation\" value=\"edit\">
+        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"templateid\" value=\"$templateid\">
+        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Save Template\">
+        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>
+        <button type=\"submit\" name=\"operation\" value=\"delete\">Delete this template</button><font color=\"#FF0000\"><b>Deleted templates are irretrievable!</b></font>
+        ";
+    }
+    
+    echo "
+    </form>
+    <br>
+    ";
+} else {
+    echo "<br><font size= \"+1\"><b><a href=\"templates.php?operation=add\">Create or copy a template</a></b></font><br><hr>";
+    
+    // Show my user template table
+    templatetable($db,$techid,$techid);
+    
+    // Show global template table
+    templatetable($db,$techid,"0");
+    
+    if ($isadmin) {
+        // Show template tables for other users
+        $techqry=mysqli_query($db,"select techid from techs where techid != $techid and techid != 0");
+        while ($techtblrow=(mysqli_fetch_row($techqry))) {
+            templatetable($db,$techid,$techtblrow[0]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+banner($print);
+pageblock("right","end");
+pagetable("end");
+
+framework("end","","",$print);
+
+?>
--- a/files-update.sh
+++ b/files-update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# files_update.sh
+
+install_path=$1
+
+
+# ---------- version 5.2.1 -------------
+# No changes
+# --------------------------------------
+
+# ---------- version 5.2.2 -------------
+# No changes
+# --------------------------------------
+
+# ---------- version 5.2.3 -------------
+# No changes
+# --------------------------------------
+
+# ---------- version 5.2.4 -------------
+# No changes
+# --------------------------------------
+
+# ---------- version 5.2.4.1 -----------
+# No changes
+# --------------------------------------
+
+# ---------- version 5.2.4.2 -----------
+# No changes
+# --------------------------------------
+
+# ---------- version 5.2.4.3 -----------
+# Add AllowOverride Options to the apache conf-available file
+install_loc=$(basename $install_path)
+if ! grep -q "AllowOverride Options" /etc/apache2/conf-available/$install_loc.conf
+then
+    sed -i '/^<Directory/a\    AllowOverride Options' /etc/apache2/conf-available/$install_loc.conf
+    systemctl reload apache2
+fi
+# --------------------------------------
+
+# ---------- version 5.2.4.4 -----------
+# No changes
+# --------------------------------------
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -8,21 +8,25 @@

 APP_NAME="OpenLog"
 DEFAULT_DB_NAME="openlog"
-APP_VERSION="5.2.4"
+APP_VERSION="5.3.0"
 DOC_ROOT="/var/www"
 INSTALL_LOC="openlog"
-APACHE_USER="www-data"
-APACHE_GROUP="www-data"
 APACHE_CONF_DIR="/etc/apache2/conf-available"
-BACKUP_DIR="openlog-previous-installation"
-INDEX_FILE="lognotes.php"
+LANDING_PAGE="lognotes.php"
 CONFIG_TABLE="configs"
 CONFIG_NAME_COLUMN="confname"
 CONFIG_VALUE_COLUMN="confvalue"
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_COLUMN=""
-OFFER_OPTIONAL_PKGS=false


+function privilege_check() {
+    # test for superuser rights
+    if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "This script must be run with superuser privileges. Try sudo $0" 
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
 function get_new_password() {
 	# Stores new password in the variable $newpassword
    pwgood=false
@@ -105,11 +109,22 @@ function abort_exit() {
    exit 1
 }

+function spinner() {
+    local pid="$1"
+    local delay="0.1"
+    local spinstr='|/-\\'
+    local i=0
+
+    while ps -p "$pid" > /dev/null; do
+        i=$(( (i+1) % 4 ))
+        printf "\r[%c]" "${spinstr:$i:1}"
+        sleep "$delay"
+    done
+    printf "\r    \r" # Clear the spinner line
+}
+
 # test for superuser rights
-if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
-   echo "This script must be run with superuser privileges. Try sudo ./install.sh" 
-   abort_exit
-fi
+privilege_check


 echo ""
@@ -122,182 +137,28 @@ echo "Preparing for installation. Please wait..."

 # Prevent unattended-upgrades from interfering
 restart_uu=false
-while systemctl status unattended-upgrades >/dev/null 2>&1
+while dpkg -l|grep unattended-upgrades >/dev/null 2>&1
 do
    systemctl stop unattended-upgrades
    sleep 5
    restart_uu=true
 done

-apt-get update
+apt-get update -qq

 # Check for prerequisites and prompt to install
 echo "Checking for required packages..."
 echo ""
-install_required_packages "apache2" "php" "mysql-server or mariadb-server" "uuid-runtime"
+install_required_packages "apache2" "php" "mysql-server or mariadb-server" "php-mysql" "uuid-runtime"
 echo ""
 echo "Finished required package installation."
 echo ""

-if $OFFER_OPTIONAL_PKGS
-then
-    # Check for optional packages and prompt to install
-    echo "Checking for optional packages..."
-    echo ""
-    echo "Checking for phpmyadmin installation..."
-    echo ""
-    if dpkg -l|grep phpmyadmin >/dev/null 2>&1
-    then
-        echo ""
-        echo "phpmyadmin is installed. Continuing."
-        echo ""
-    else
-        echo "phpmyadmin doesn't seem to be installed."
-        echo "It is an optional package that enables administration of the mysql/mariadb"
-        echo "database server using a friendly GUI. It is highly recommended."
-        echo "Note that this has the potential to be a security risk, especially"
-        echo "if your passwords aren't sufficiently strong."
-        echo -n "Install it now? [Y/n]: "
-        read reqinstall
-        if [ "$reqinstall" = "N" -o "$reqinstall" = "n" ]
-        then
-            echo "Proceeding without installing phpmyadmin. Database administration"
-            echo "will require the use of the mysql/mariadb command line tools."
-        else
-            echo ""
-            echo "Proceeding with phpmyadmin installation"
-            echo ""
-            sleep 3
-            echo ""
-            echo "During the following installation of phpmyadmin:"
-            echo ""
-            echo "- Select apache2 as the web server to configure automatically."
-            echo ""
-            echo "- Choose Yes when prompted to install phpmyadmin database and allow it to"
-            echo "	generate a random password(leave the field blank)."
-            echo ""
-            echo -n "Press enter to continue."
-            read continueok
-            echo ""
-            apt-get install -y phpmyadmin
-            echo ""
-            echo ""
-            echo "In order to log in to the database using phpmyadmin, there must be a"
-            echo "database user with a password set who has administrator privileges."
-            echo "After a fresh installation of the MySQL or MariaDB server, the root"
-            echo "user doesn't have a password, and is unable to log in to the phpmyadmin"
-            echo "web GUI. You should create a new user with administrative rights now."
-            echo ""
-            read -p "New MySQL/MariaDB administrator username: " -r newdbadminuser
-            echo ""
-            get_new_password
-            newdbadminpass=$newpassword
-            unset newpassword
-            mysql -e "CREATE USER '$newdbadminuser'@'localhost' 
-            IDENTIFIED VIA mysql_native_password USING password('$newdbadminpass');
-            GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '$newdbadminuser'@'localhost' 
-            REQUIRE NONE WITH GRANT OPTION 
-            MAX_QUERIES_PER_HOUR 0 
-            MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_HOUR 0 
-            MAX_UPDATES_PER_HOUR 0 
-            MAX_USER_CONNECTIONS 0;
-            flush privileges"
-            echo ""
-            echo ""
-            echo "You can now access phpmyadmin using a web browser pointed to:"
-            echo ""
-            echo "      http://$HOSTNAME/phpmyadmin"
-            echo ""
-            echo "*** WARNING!! this url is accessible via unencrypted (http) connections."
-            echo "This is a huge security risk since the username and password you enter"
-            echo "on the phpmyadmin login page can be sent in the clear for any potential"
-            echo "attacker to sniff! You should enable redirection to https for phpmyadmin"
-            echo "in your apache2 configuration if your site is reachable from the internet."
-            echo ""
-            echo -n "Press enter to continue."
-            read continueok
-            echo ""
-            echo "Finished with phpmyadmin installation"
-            echo ""
-            sleep 3
-        fi
-    fi
-    echo ""
-    echo "Checking for webmin installation..."
-    echo ""
-    if dpkg -l|grep webmin >/dev/null 2>&1
-    then
-        echo ""
-        echo "webmin is installed. Continuing."
-        echo ""
-    else
-        echo "webmin doesn't seem to be installed."
-        echo "It is an optional package that enables system administration"
-        echo "using a friendly GUI. It is highly recommended, especially for"
-        echo "headless servers without any way to log in directly on the machine."
-        echo "Note that this has the potential to be a security risk, especially"
-        echo "if your passwords aren't sufficiently strong."
-        echo -n "Install it now? [Y/n]: "
-        read reqinstall
-        if [ "$reqinstall" = "N" -o "$reqinstall" = "n" ]
-        then
-            echo "Proceeding without installing webmin. System administration"
-            echo "will require login to the server either directly or via ssh."
-        else
-            echo ""
-            echo "Proceeding with webmin installation"
-            echo ""
-            sleep 3
-            echo "Installing webmin..."
-            skipwebmin="false"
-            if ! curl -o setup-repos.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/webmin/webmin/master/setup-repos.sh
-            then
-                echo "Warning: failed to download Webmin repo setup script."
-                echo -n "Ignore and [c]ontinue or [A]bort? [c/A]: "
-                read wmfailchoice
-                if [ "$wmfailchoice" = "C" -o "$wmfailchoice" = "c" ]
-                then
-                    skipwebmin="true"
-                    echo "Continuing without installing Webmin. You should investigate the failure"
-                    echo "and install Webmin manually after the server is set up if you would like"
-                    echo "to be able to manage the server from another computer with a GUI instead"
-                    echo "of through ssh only."
-                    echo -n "Press enter to continue."
-                    read continueok
-                    echo ""
-                fi
-            fi
-            if [ "$skipwebmin" = "false" ]
-            then
-                sh setup-repos.sh -f
-                apt-get install -y --install-recommends webmin
-            fi
-            echo "...done."
-            echo ""
-            echo "You can now access webmin using a web browser pointed to:"
-            echo "https://$HOSTNAME:10000"
-            echo "Unless you have obtained valid ssl certificates, your server is"
-            echo "using self-signed certs. This is not necessarily a problem, but"
-            echo "your browser will complain. You can tell the browser to accept the"
-            echo "self signed certificates and the traffic will still be encrypted,"
-            echo "however you may be vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. You can"
-            echo "get free valid certificates through LetsEncrypt."
-            echo "See http://letsencrypt.org for more information."
-            echo ""
-            echo -n "Press enter to continue."
-            read continueok
-            echo ""
-            echo "Finished with webmin installation"
-            echo ""
-            sleep 3
-            
-        fi
-    fi
-    
-    echo ""
-    echo "Finished optional package installation."
-fi
-echo ""
+# Determine the correct Apache2 user and group
+APACHE_USER=$(grep APACHE_RUN_USER /etc/apache2/envvars | cut -d= -f2)
+APACHE_GROUP=$(grep APACHE_RUN_GROUP /etc/apache2/envvars | cut -d= -f2)
+httpd_user_group="$APACHE_USER:$APACHE_GROUP"
+
 sleep 3
 # prompt for install location
 echo "Where would you like to install this version of $APP_NAME? This should"
@@ -322,6 +183,7 @@ fi
 install_path="$doc_root_in/$install_loc_in"
 if [ -d "$install_path" ] 
 then
+    echo "The installation path you chose already exists."
    # Install path exists.
    if [ -e "$install_path/db.php" ] 
    then
@@ -329,31 +191,61 @@ then
        if grep -q -e "$APP_NAME" $install_path/db.php
        then
            # the db.php file is part of a previous installation
-            echo "The installation path you chose already exists."
            echo "Would you like to upgrade an existing installation or cancel "
            echo "and restart the install using a new installation location."
-            echo -n "[U]pgrade or [C]ancel? [C] :"
+            echo -n "[U]pgrade or [C]ancel? [U] :"
            read upgrade_choice
-            if [ "$upgrade_choice" = "U" -o "$upgrade_choice" = "u" ] # Upgrade chosen
+            if [[ $upgrade_choice == "C" || $upgrade_choice == "c" ]] # Cancel chosen
            then
+                echo "Cancelling installation"
+                abort_exit
+            else
                # proceed with upgrade
+                datestamp=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S)
+                backupdir=backups/$datestamp
+                mkdir -p $backupdir
                operation="upgraded"
+                curr_dbname=$(grep dbname $install_path/db.php | head -1 | cut -d\" -f2)
+                
+                # create mysql option file with data for this installation
+                mysql_opt_file=$(mktemp --tmpdir=/run/shm/)
+                echo "[client]" > $mysql_opt_file
+                echo "user = $(grep username $install_path/db.php | head -1 | cut -d\" -f2)" >> $mysql_opt_file
+                echo "password = $(grep dbpass $install_path/db.php | head -1 | cut -d\" -f2)" >> $mysql_opt_file
+                echo "" >> $mysql_opt_file
+                echo "[mysql]" > $mysql_opt_file
+                echo "database = $curr_dbname" >> $mysql_opt_file
+                echo "batch" >> $mysql_opt_file
+                echo "disable-column-names" >> $mysql_opt_file
+                
                # back up existing database
                echo "Backing up the current database to the package directory."
-                curr_dbname=`grep dbname $install_path/db.php | head -1 | cut -d "\"" -f2`
-                curr_username=`grep username $install_path/db.php | head -1 | cut -d "\"" -f2`
-                curr_dbpass=`grep dbpass $install_path/db.php | head -1 | cut -d "\"" -f2`
-                export MYSQL_PWD="$curr_dbpass"
-                mysqldump --no-tablespaces -u"$curr_username" $curr_dbname > $curr_dbname-`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S`-backup.sql
+                mysqldump --defaults-extra-file=$mysql_opt_file --no-tablespaces $curr_dbname > $backupdir/$curr_dbname-$datestamp-backup.sql
+                
                # back up existing installation
                echo "Backing up current installation to the package directory."
-                cp -R $install_path $install_loc_in-`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S`-backup
+                cp -R $install_path $backupdir/$install_loc_in-$datestamp-backup
+                
                # delete all existing installation files except db.php
                find $install_path/ -mindepth 1 -not -name 'db.php' -delete
-                # apply database updates
-                mysql -u"$curr_username" -f -D $curr_dbname < database-update.sql >/dev/null 2>&1
-                # apply updates to existing db.php
-                bash ./db.php_update $install_path
+                
+                echo "Performing database updates. This may take a while..."
+                # apply database updates from sql file
+                (mysql --defaults-extra-file=$mysql_opt_file --force < database-update.sql >/dev/null 2>&1) &
+                task_pid=$!
+                spinner $task_pid
+                
+                # apply database updates via script
+                (bash ./database-update.sh $mysql_opt_file) &
+                task_pid=$!
+                spinner $task_pid
+                
+                echo "... finished with database updates."
+                rm -f $mysql_opt_file
+                
+                # apply updates to other files
+                bash ./files-update.sh $install_path
+                
                # copy distribution to install location
                echo "Installing distribution . . ."
                cp -R distfiles/* $install_path
@@ -365,27 +257,19 @@ then
 				# set symlink for index.php
 				if [ ! -L "$install_path/index.php" ]
 			    then
-					ln -s $install_path/$INDEX_FILE $install_path/index.php
+					ln -s $install_path/$LANDING_PAGE $install_path/index.php
 				fi
+                # add the local timezone to .htaccess 
+                local_tz=$(timedatectl show -p Timezone|cut -d= -f2)
+                echo "Your local timezone is $local_tz"
+                echo "php_value date.timezone \"$local_tz\"">$install_path/.htaccess
+                                
                # set ownership
-                echo "In order to set the ownership correctly, we need to know the user and"
-                echo "group that the webserver expects its files to be owned by. This is"
-                echo "usually not the root account. Refer to the ownership of other files in"
-                echo "your webserver's document tree to see what this should be."
-                echo "Enter the user and group separated by a colon (username:groupname)."
-                echo "Enter the user:group of the $APP_NAME installation"
-                echo -n "directory [$APACHE_USER:$APACHE_GROUP] :"
-                read httpd_user_group
-                if [ "$httpd_user_group" = "" ] 
-                then
-                    httpd_user_group="$APACHE_USER:$APACHE_GROUP"
-                fi
                echo ""
                echo "Setting file ownership . . ."
                chown -R $httpd_user_group $install_path
-            else
-                echo "Cancelling installation"
-                abort_exit
+                echo "Backups of the previous openlog files and the previous database were made"
+                echo "and are located in the $backupdir directory."
            fi
        else
            # This was a mistake. Exit now to avoid clobbering another app.
@@ -396,8 +280,21 @@ then
    else
     # This was a mistake. Exit now to avoid clobbering another app.
        echo "The installation directory you chose exists, but no previous installation"
-        echo "of $APP_NAME was found. Please investigate the situation. Aborting now."
-        abort_exit
+        echo "of $APP_NAME was found."
+        echo ""
+        echo "   CAUTION: If there is anything else in this directory, it will be deleted!"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Would you like to use this location for a fresh installation or quit and"
+        echo "investigate further? It's probably safest to quit and investigate."
+        proceed=""
+        while [[ $proceed != "P" && $proceed != "p" && $proceed != "Q" && $proceed != "q" ]]
+        do
+            read proceed -p "[P]roceed with new install or [Q]uit? : "
+        done
+        if [[ $proceed == "Q" || $proceed == "q" ]]
+        then
+            abort_exit
+        fi
    fi
 else
    # This is a fresh install
@@ -486,21 +383,14 @@ else
 	fi
    if [ ! -L "$install_path/index.php" ]
    then
-		ln -s $install_path/lognotes.php $install_path/index.php
+		ln -s $install_path/$LANDING_PAGE $install_path/index.php
 	fi
+    # add the local timezone to .htaccess 
+    local_tz=$(timedatectl show -p Timezone|cut -d= -f2)
+    echo "Your local timezone is $local_tz"
+    echo "php_value date.timezone \"$local_tz\"">$install_path/.htaccess
+    
    # set ownership
-    echo "In order to set the ownership correctly, we need to know the user and"
-    echo "group that the webserver expects its files to be owned by. This is"
-    echo "usually not the root account. Refer to the ownership of other files in"
-    echo "your webserver's document tree to see what this should be."
-    echo "Enter the user and group separated by a colon (username:groupname)."
-    echo "Enter the user:group of the $APP_NAME installation"
-    echo -n "directory [$APACHE_USER:$APACHE_GROUP] :"
-    read httpd_user_group
-    if [ "$httpd_user_group" = "" ] 
-    then
-        httpd_user_group="$APACHE_USER:$APACHE_GROUP"
-    fi
    echo ""
    echo "Setting file ownership . . ."
    chown -R $httpd_user_group $install_path
@@ -521,6 +411,7 @@ then
    echo "Alias /$base_url $doc_root_in/$base_url" >> $APACHE_CONF_DIR/$base_url.conf
    echo "" >> $APACHE_CONF_DIR/$base_url.conf
    echo "<Directory $doc_root_in/$base_url>" >> $APACHE_CONF_DIR/$base_url.conf
+    echo "    AllowOverride Options" >> $APACHE_CONF_DIR/$base_url.conf
    echo "    Options FollowSymLinks" >> $APACHE_CONF_DIR/$base_url.conf
    echo "    DirectoryIndex index.php" >> $APACHE_CONF_DIR/$base_url.conf
    echo "</Directory>" >> $APACHE_CONF_DIR/$base_url.conf
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Rod Wright	f74385d8f3	flag fixes in work	2026-02-12 21:56:45 -05:00
Rod Wright	9e392faa4d	restored the flagmap and reflinks table creations that somehow got deleted	2026-02-12 20:40:56 -05:00
Rod Wright	d2cb1851d0	restored the flag table and reference chain modifiactions that somehow got deleted	2026-02-12 20:40:05 -05:00
Rod Wright	07a6d352b0	changed path of backup directory inside the package directory to avoid cluttering up package directory.	2026-02-12 20:38:40 -05:00
Rod Wright	0547e97479	Moved templateselect function from templates.php to functions.php for use in other pages.	2026-02-12 19:42:36 -05:00
Rod Wright	a79f73a8ca	Continued work on templates.php	2026-02-11 22:28:02 -05:00
Rod Wright	78ee18f03b	Created a useful README.md file	2026-02-11 15:48:46 -05:00
Rod Wright	c11ef1ad8c	Updated various files where the version number exists. Continued work on templates.php.	2026-02-10 22:18:42 -05:00
Rod Wright	85f6fc6f4a	Added VERSION.txt to base directory so that package creation script will work.	2026-02-10 15:49:23 -05:00
Rod Wright	9b7dfbe434	Release version 5.2.5	2026-02-10 15:41:37 -05:00
Rod Wright	0265918430	Incorporate changes made for old version 5.2.4.4.	2026-02-10 15:17:09 -05:00
Rod Wright	4341c87daa	Incorporate changes made for old version 5.2.4.3	2026-02-10 15:02:40 -05:00
Rod Wright	6b720a6163	Incorporate changes made for old version 5.2.4.2	2026-02-10 15:01:54 -05:00
Rod Wright	3a0cf99432	Incorporate changes made for old version 5.2.4.1	2026-02-10 15:01:05 -05:00