diff --git a/app-pymysql.py b/app-pymysql.py
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+from flask import Flask, jsonify, send_from_directory
+import pymysql
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import os
+
+app = Flask(__name__, static_folder='public')
+
+# Database configuration
+DB_CONFIG = {
+    'host': os.environ.get('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
+    'port': int(os.environ.get('DB_PORT', 3306)),
+    'user': os.environ.get('DB_USER', '570005354'),
+    'password': os.environ.get('DB_PASS', '570005354'),
+    'database': os.environ.get('DB_NAME', 'shopdb'),
+    'charset': 'utf8mb4',
+    'cursorclass': pymysql.cursors.DictCursor
+}
+
+# Get database connection
+def get_db_connection():
+    return pymysql.connect(**DB_CONFIG)
+
+# Serve static files (index.html, logo, etc)
+@app.route('/')
+def index():
+    return send_from_directory('public', 'index.html')
+
+@app.route('/<path:path>')
+def static_files(path):
+    return send_from_directory('public', path)
+
+# API endpoint to get notifications
+@app.route('/api/notifications')
+def get_notifications():
+    try:
+        now = datetime.now()
+        future = now + timedelta(hours=72)  # 72 hours from now
+
+        # Connect to database
+        conn = get_db_connection()
+        cursor = conn.cursor()
+
+        # Query with isshopfloor filter and 72-hour window
+        query = """
+            SELECT n.notificationid, n.notification, n.starttime, n.endtime, n.ticketnumber, n.link,
+                   n.isactive, n.isshopfloor, nt.typename, nt.typecolor
+            FROM notifications n
+            LEFT JOIN notificationtypes nt ON n.notificationtypeid = nt.notificationtypeid
+            WHERE n.isactive = 1
+            AND n.isshopfloor = 1
+            AND (
+                (n.starttime <= %s AND (n.endtime IS NULL OR n.endtime >= %s))
+                OR (n.starttime BETWEEN %s AND %s)
+            )
+            ORDER BY n.starttime ASC
+        """
+
+        cursor.execute(query, (future, now, now, future))
+        rows = cursor.fetchall()
+
+        cursor.close()
+        conn.close()
+
+        # Convert bit fields to boolean and datetime to ISO strings
+        for row in rows:
+            # PyMySQL returns bytes for bit fields, convert to boolean
+            row['isactive'] = bool(row['isactive'][0]) if isinstance(row['isactive'], bytes) else bool(row['isactive'])
+            row['isshopfloor'] = bool(row['isshopfloor'][0]) if isinstance(row['isshopfloor'], bytes) else bool(row['isshopfloor'])
+
+            if row['starttime']:
+                row['starttime'] = row['starttime'].isoformat() if hasattr(row['starttime'], 'isoformat') else str(row['starttime'])
+            if row['endtime']:
+                row['endtime'] = row['endtime'].isoformat() if hasattr(row['endtime'], 'isoformat') else str(row['endtime'])
+
+        # Categorize notifications
+        current_events = []
+        upcoming_events = []
+
+        for notification in rows:
+            start = datetime.fromisoformat(notification['starttime'])
+            end = datetime.fromisoformat(notification['endtime']) if notification['endtime'] else None
+
+            if start <= now and (end is None or end >= now):
+                current_events.append(notification)
+            else:
+                upcoming_events.append(notification)
+
+        # Sort current events by severity priority, then by starttime
+        severity_priority = {
+            'danger': 1,
+            'warning': 2,
+            'success': 3,
+            'secondary': 4
+        }
+
+        current_events.sort(key=lambda x: (
+            severity_priority.get(x['typecolor'], 4),
+            datetime.fromisoformat(x['starttime'])
+        ))
+
+        upcoming_events.sort(key=lambda x: datetime.fromisoformat(x['starttime']))
+
+        return jsonify({
+            'success': True,
+            'timestamp': datetime.now().isoformat(),
+            'current': current_events,
+            'upcoming': upcoming_events
+        })
+
+    except pymysql.Error as err:
+        import traceback
+        error_details = {
+            'success': False,
+            'error': f'Database error: {str(err)}',
+            'error_code': err.args[0] if err.args else None,
+            'traceback': traceback.format_exc()
+        }
+        print(f"DATABASE ERROR: {error_details}")
+        return jsonify(error_details), 500
+    except Exception as e:
+        import traceback
+        error_details = {
+            'success': False,
+            'error': f'Server error: {str(e)}',
+            'type': type(e).__name__,
+            'traceback': traceback.format_exc()
+        }
+        print(f"SERVER ERROR: {error_details}")
+        return jsonify(error_details), 500
+
+# Health check endpoint
+@app.route('/health')
+def health():
+    return jsonify({
+        'status': 'ok',
+        'timestamp': datetime.now().isoformat()
+    })
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    port = int(os.environ.get('PORT', 3001))
+    print(f'Shopfloor Dashboard running on port {port}')
+    print(f'Access at: http://localhost:{port}')
+    print(f'Using PyMySQL connector for MySQL 5.6 compatibility')
+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=port, debug=False)
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index fe90a50..1c7c644 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -106,15 +106,26 @@ def get_notifications():
         })
 
     except mysql.connector.Error as err:
-        return jsonify({
+        import traceback
+        error_details = {
             'success': False,
-            'error': f'Database error: {str(err)}'
-        }), 500
+            'error': f'Database error: {str(err)}',
+            'error_code': err.errno if hasattr(err, 'errno') else None,
+            'error_msg': err.msg if hasattr(err, 'msg') else str(err),
+            'traceback': traceback.format_exc()
+        }
+        print(f"DATABASE ERROR: {error_details}")  # Log to console/PM2
+        return jsonify(error_details), 500
     except Exception as e:
-        return jsonify({
+        import traceback
+        error_details = {
             'success': False,
-            'error': f'Server error: {str(e)}'
-        }), 500
+            'error': f'Server error: {str(e)}',
+            'type': type(e).__name__,
+            'traceback': traceback.format_exc()
+        }
+        print(f"SERVER ERROR: {error_details}")  # Log to console/PM2
+        return jsonify(error_details), 500
 
 # Health check endpoint
 @app.route('/health')
diff --git a/requirements-frozen.txt b/requirements-frozen.txt
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+++ b/requirements-frozen.txt
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+blinker==1.9.0
+click==8.3.0
+Flask==3.0.0
+itsdangerous==2.2.0
+Jinja2==3.1.6
+MarkupSafe==3.0.3
+mysql-connector-python==8.2.0
+protobuf==4.21.12
+Werkzeug==3.1.3
diff --git a/requirements-mysql56.txt b/requirements-mysql56.txt
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+++ b/requirements-mysql56.txt
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+Flask==3.0.0
+PyMySQL==1.1.0
+# Alternative to mysql-connector-python for better MySQL 5.6 compatibility
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