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+import Database from "better-sqlite3";
+
+// Migration script to add 'initial' column to users table
+// Run this on your live server to apply the database changes
+
+const dbPath = process.argv[2] || "./data/database.sqlite"; // Allow custom path via command line
+
+console.log(`Applying migration to database: ${dbPath}`);
+
+try {
+  const db = new Database(dbPath);
+
+  // Check if initial column already exists
+  const schema = db.prepare("PRAGMA table_info(users)").all();
+  const hasInitialColumn = schema.some(column => column.name === 'initial');
+
+  if (hasInitialColumn) {
+    console.log("✅ Initial column already exists in users table");
+  } else {
+    // Add the initial column
+    db.prepare("ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN initial TEXT").run();
+    console.log("✅ Added 'initial' column to users table");
+  }
+
+  // Verify the column was added
+  const updatedSchema = db.prepare("PRAGMA table_info(users)").all();
+  const initialColumn = updatedSchema.find(column => column.name === 'initial');
+
+  if (initialColumn) {
+    console.log("✅ Migration completed successfully");
+    console.log(`Column details: ${JSON.stringify(initialColumn, null, 2)}`);
+  } else {
+    console.error("❌ Migration failed - initial column not found");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  db.close();
+  console.log("Database connection closed");
+
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error("❌ Migration failed:", error.message);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
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