Just a bit of code to help you find whether or not a certain word/phrase/letter/number/whatever is present in something like a form entry.

if (TEXT.match(/b<VARIABLE>b/i) != null) {
alert(true);
}

For instance, I have a domain registration form and we know there are no spaces allowed in domain names, so:

if (TEXT.match(/b b/i) != null) {
alert(true);
}

This MOD will add the "Age" column to your tickets table
Ex:

include/staff/tickets.inc.php
Replace the original $sortOptions with the following:

$sortOptions=array('date'=>'ticket.created','ID'=>'ticketID','pri'=>'priority_urgency','dept'=>'dept_name','ass'=>'firstname','timeopen'=>'created');

Replace the original $qselect line with the following:

$qselect = 'SELECT DISTINCT ticket.ticket_id,lock_id,ticketID,ticket.dept_id,ticket.staff_id,subject,name,ticket.email,dept_name,staff.firstname,staff.lastname '.
',ticket.status,ticket.source,isoverdue,ticket.created,pri.*,CASE WHEN status = "open" THEN FLOOR(TIME_TO_SEC(TIMEDIFF(now(),ticket.created))/60) ELSE FLOOR(TIME_TO_SEC(TIMEDIFF(ticket.closed,ticket.created))/60) END AS timeopen,count(attach.attach_id) as attachments ';
$qfrom=' FROM '.TICKET_TABLE.' ticket LEFT JOIN '.DEPT_TABLE.' dept ON ticket.dept_id=dept.dept_id '.
' LEFT JOIN '.STAFF_TABLE.' staff ON ticket.staff_id=staff.staff_id';

On my version I removed the "Created" column as I felt it was no longer needed with an "Age" column replacing it:

New Code! This fixed the issue with the >35 days (50339 MySQL time issue).

<!--<td align="center" nowrap><?=Format::db_date($row['created'])?></td>-->
<?
$ticket_id=$row['ticket_id'];
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP(created) FROM ost_ticket WHERE ticket_id=$ticket_id");
$created_row = mysql_fetch_array($sql);
$created = $created_row['UNIX_TIMESTAMP(created)'];
// closed ticket correct age
if ($status=='closed')
{
// closed ticket
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP(closed) FROM ost_ticket WHERE ticket_id=$ticket_id");
$closed_row = mysql_fetch_array($sql);
$closed = $closed_row['UNIX_TIMESTAMP(closed)'];
$diff = $closed - $created;
}
else
{
$now=date(U);
$diff = $now - $created;
}
?>
<td class="nohover" align="center" style="color:<?$color="#33FF66"; $old = round($diff / 86400); if ($old >= 4){$color="red"; print ($color);} ?> ">
<?
$diff = round($diff / 60);
$min = "min";
$mins = "mins";
$hours = "hours";
$hour = "hour";
$day = "day";
$days = "days";
if ( $diff <= 1 ){
print ($diff . " " . $min);
}elseif ( $diff > 1 && $diff <= 59 ){
print ($diff . " " . $mins);
}elseif ( $diff >= 60 && $diff <= 119 ){
$diff = round($diff / 60);
print (1 . " " . $hour);
}elseif ( $diff >= 120 && $diff <= 1439 ){
$diff = round($diff / 60);
print ($diff . " " . $hours);
}elseif ( $diff >= 1440 && $diff <= 2879 ){
print (1 . " " . $day);
}elseif ( $diff >= 2880 ){
$diff = round($diff / 1440);
print ($diff . " " . $days);
}else {};
?>
</td>

Around the lines in 385 or so you’ll have several th (table headers). You’ll need to add in the following where you want it to show up in the table. (and make sure to comment out your Date column as well or everything will be off by a column)

<th width='70px'>
<a href="tickets.php?sort=timeopen&order=<?=$negorder?><?=$qstr?>" title="Sort By Age <?=$negorder?>">Age</a></th>

Feel free to ask questions, thanks.

"Assigned To" is a variation on webpragmatists original "Assigned To" MOD as seen on the osTicket forum.
"Age of Tickets" is sudobash.net original coding

include/staff/tickets.inc.php
Remember to comment out the original sortOptions

//I admit this crap sucks…but who cares??
$sortOptions=array('date'=>'ticket.created','ID'=> 'ticketID','pri'=>'priority_urgency','dept'=>'dept_name','ass'=>'firstname','timeopen'=>'timeopen');
//$sortOptions=array('date'=>'ticket.created','ID'=>'ticketID','pri'=>'priority_urgency','dept'=>'dept_name');

Remember to comment out the first entry for $qselect and $qfrom

$qselect = 'SELECT DISTINCT ticket.ticket_id,lock_id,ticketID,ticket.dept_id,ticket.staff_id,subject,name,ticket.email,dept_name,staff.firstname,staff.lastname '.',ticket.status,ticket.source,isoverdue,ticket.created,pri.*,CASE WHEN status = "open" THEN FLOOR(TIME_TO_SEC(TIMEDIFF(now(),ticket.created))/60) ELSE FLOOR(TIME_TO_SEC(TIMEDIFF(ticket.closed,ticket.created))/60) END AS timeopen,count(attach.attach_id) as attachments ';
$qfrom=' FROM '.TICKET_TABLE.' ticket LEFT JOIN '.DEPT_TABLE.' dept ON ticket.dept_id=dept.dept_id '.
' LEFT JOIN '.STAFF_TABLE.' staff ON ticket.staff_id=staff.staff_id';

Place this with the other table headers (wherever you want it to show up in the table)

<th width="150" ><a href="tickets.php?sort=ass&order=" title="Sort By Assignee ">Assigned To</a></th>

And again for the Age column

<a href="tickets.php?sort=timeopen&order=<?=$negorder?><?=$qstr?>" title="Sort By Age <?=$negorder?>">Age</a></th>

New Code! This fixed the issue with the >35 days (50339 MySQL time issue).

<!--<td align="center" nowrap><?=Format::db_date($row['created'])?></td>-->
<?
$ticket_id=$row['ticket_id'];
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP(created) FROM ost_ticket WHERE ticket_id=$ticket_id");
$created_row = mysql_fetch_array($sql);
$created = $created_row['UNIX_TIMESTAMP(created)'];
// closed ticket correct age
if ($status=='closed')
{
// closed ticket
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP(closed) FROM ost_ticket WHERE ticket_id=$ticket_id");
$closed_row = mysql_fetch_array($sql);
$closed = $closed_row['UNIX_TIMESTAMP(closed)'];
$diff = $closed - $created;
}
else
{
$now=date(U);
$diff = $now - $created;
}
?>
<td class="nohover" align="center" style="color:<?$color="#33FF66"; $old = round($diff / 86400); if ($old >= 4){$color="red"; print ($color);} ?> ">
<?
$diff = round($diff / 60);
$min = "min";
$mins = "mins";
$hours = "hours";
$hour = "hour";
$day = "day";
$days = "days";
if ( $diff <= 1 ){
print ($diff . " " . $min);
}elseif ( $diff > 1 && $diff <= 59 ){
print ($diff . " " . $mins);
}elseif ( $diff >= 60 && $diff <= 119 ){
$diff = round($diff / 60);
print (1 . " " . $hour);
}elseif ( $diff >= 120 && $diff <= 1439 ){
$diff = round($diff / 60);
print ($diff . " " . $hours);
}elseif ( $diff >= 1440 && $diff <= 2879 ){
print (1 . " " . $day);
}elseif ( $diff >= 2880 ){
$diff = round($diff / 1440);
print ($diff . " " . $days);
}else {};
?>
</td>

<td nowrap><?=($row['firstname']) ? $row['firstname'] : '&nbsp;';?> <?=($row['lastname']) ? $row['lastname'] : '';?></td>

Also make sure to comment out your "Date" — you won’t need it now that you know the Age.

You should now be able to refresh your Ticket page and have a nice "Assigned To" column along with the "Age of Tickets" column.

Now you may notice that after you close a ticket that is assigned to someone that assignment gets removed. I have found this undesirable so we’ll edit the following

include/class.ticket.php
remove staff_id=0 from the following line:

$sql= 'UPDATE '.TICKET_TABLE.' SET status='.db_input('closed').',isoverdue=0,duedate="NULL",updated=NOW(),closed=NOW() '.

This will still make the ticket show up under "My Tickets" in order to get it to stop doing that (if you desire), then change the following entry from:
include/staff/tickets.inc.php

$qwhere.=' AND ticket.staff_id='.db_input($staffId);

to:

$qwhere.=' AND ticket.status="open" AND ticket.staff_id='.db_input($staffId);

You’ll also need to change the following (otherwise it will count that you have tickets assigned but won’t list them thus confusing everyone).
scp/tickets.php

'LEFT JOIN '.TICKET_TABLE.' assigned ON assigned.ticket_id=ticket.ticket_id AND assigned.staff_id='.db_input($thisuser->getId());

To:

'LEFT JOIN '.TICKET_TABLE.' assigned ON assigned.ticket_id=ticket.ticket_id AND open.status="Open" AND assigned.staff_id='.db_input($thisuser->getId());

This is a simple mod that you can do in order to tell who closed and reopened a ticket:

include/class.ticket.php
Inside of the function close(){ information just above the return line add the following:

$this->postNote('Ticket Closed');
return (db_query($sql) && db_affected_rows())?true:false;

Then repeat the step down in the function reopen(){

$this->postNote('Re-Opened Ticket');
return (db_query($sql) && db_affected_rows())?true:false;

Now any time someone closes a ticket or reopens a ticket an "Internal Note" will be created stating either "Ticket Closed" or "Re-Opened Ticket" as well as by whom and when.