prepare('UPDATE ChangeRequests SET status = :status WHERE id = :id AND status = :current_status'); $stmt->execute([ ':status' => $newStatus, ':id' => $requestId, ':current_status' => 'Dept_Approval_Pending' ]); } catch (PDOException $e) { die("Database error: " . $e->getMessage()); } } } } header('Location: request_dashboard.php'); exit;