modified: bot.py

bot.py

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ def get_db_connection():
 def init_db():
     conn = get_db_connection()
     cursor = conn.cursor()
+    
+    # Create tables with utf8mb4 charset
     cursor.execute('''
         CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tickets (
             ticket_id VARCHAR(32) PRIMARY KEY,
@@ -62,6 +64,16 @@ def init_db():
             archive_channel_id BIGINT
         ) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci
     ''')
+    
+    # Convert existing tables to utf8mb4 if needed
+    try:
+        cursor.execute('ALTER TABLE tickets CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci')
+        cursor.execute('ALTER TABLE server_settings CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci')
+        print("Database tables converted to utf8mb4")
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Tables might already be utf8mb4 or might not exist yet
+        print(f"Table conversion info: {e}")
+    
     conn.commit()
     cursor.close()
     conn.close()