Fix API reliability and CORS config for hosted deployment

app/Http/Controllers/Api/AdminController.php

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class AdminController extends Controller
     // LIST USERS (admin)
     public function users(Request $request)
     {
+        @set_time_limit(120);
+
         $validated = $request->validate([
             'per_page' => 'nullable|integer|min:1|max:200',
         ]);
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ class AdminController extends Controller
     // LIST RESERVATIONS (admin)
     public function reservations(Request $request)
     {
+        @set_time_limit(120);
+
         $validated = $request->validate([
             'per_page' => 'nullable|integer|min:1|max:200',
         ]);

app/Http/Controllers/Api/FeedbackController.php

@@ -29,9 +29,49 @@ class FeedbackController extends Controller
         ], 201);
     }
 
+    // CREATE FEEDBACK (public landing page)
+    public function storePublic(Request $request)
+    {
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'message' => 'required|string|min:5|max:2000',
+            'name' => 'nullable|string|max:120',
+            'email' => 'nullable|email|max:255',
+        ]);
+
+        $details = [];
+        if (! empty($validated['name'])) {
+            $details[] = 'Name: ' . trim($validated['name']);
+        }
+        if (! empty($validated['email'])) {
+            $details[] = 'Email: ' . trim($validated['email']);
+        }
+
+        $message = trim($validated['message']);
+        if (! empty($details)) {
+            $message .= "\n\n[Landing Page]\n" . implode("\n", $details);
+        } else {
+            $message .= "\n\n[Landing Page]";
+        }
+
+        $feedback = UserFeedback::create([
+            'user_id' => null,
+            'message' => $message,
+        ]);
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'message' => 'Feedback sent successfully',
+            'data' => [
+                'id' => $feedback->id,
+                'created_at' => $feedback->created_at,
+            ],
+        ], 201);
+    }
+
     // LIST FEEDBACK (admin)
     public function adminIndex(Request $request)
     {
+        @set_time_limit(120);
+
         $validated = $request->validate([
             'per_page' => 'nullable|integer|min:1|max:100',
         ]);

app/Http/Controllers/Api/ReservationController.php

@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ class ReservationController extends Controller
     // CREATE RESERVATION (customer)
     public function store(Request $request)
     {
+        @set_time_limit(120);
+
         $user = $request->user();
         if ($user->isBlocked()) {
             return response()->json(['message' => 'You are temporarily blocked from making reservations.'], 403);
@@ -319,7 +321,8 @@ class ReservationController extends Controller
                     'rejection_reason' => null,
                 ]);
 
-                $table = $this->findAvailableTable($reservation, true, true);
+                // Avoid long lock waits in high-latency environments; use optimistic read.
+                $table = $this->findAvailableTable($reservation, true, false);
                 if (! $table) {
                     throw new \RuntimeException('No available table for this reservation.');
                 }

app/Http/Controllers/Api/VenueController.php

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use App\Models\Venue;
 use App\Models\VenueImage;
 use App\Models\VenueTable;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 
 class VenueController extends Controller
 {
+    private ?bool $hasInlineVenueArraysCache = null;
+    private ?bool $hasStructuredVenueDataCache = null;
+
     // LIST VENUES (customer)
     public function index(Request $request)
     {
@@ -129,6 +133,8 @@ class VenueController extends Controller
     // LIST VENUES (admin)
     public function adminIndex(Request $request)
     {
+        @set_time_limit(120);
+
         $ownerColumn = Venue::ownerColumn();
         $validated = $request->validate([
             'search' => 'nullable|string|max:255',
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ class VenueController extends Controller
                     $q->where('is_active', true);
                 },
             ]);
-        $this->applyVenueRelations($query);
+        // Keep admin list lightweight; loading full relations here can timeout.
 
         if (! empty($validated['search'])) {
             $query->where('name', 'like', '%' . $validated['search'] . '%');
@@ -171,6 +177,8 @@ class VenueController extends Controller
     // CREATE VENUE (admin)
     public function adminStore(Request $request)
     {
+        @set_time_limit(120);
+
         $validated = $request->validate([
             'vendor_id' => 'nullable|integer|exists:users,id',
             'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
@@ -268,6 +276,8 @@ class VenueController extends Controller
     // UPDATE VENUE (admin)
     public function adminUpdate(Request $request, int $id)
     {
+        @set_time_limit(120);
+
         $validated = $request->validate([
             'vendor_id' => 'nullable|integer|exists:users,id',
             'name' => 'sometimes|required|string|max:255',
@@ -542,6 +552,10 @@ class VenueController extends Controller
         }
 
         if ($this->hasStructuredVenueData()) {
+            if (! $venue->relationLoaded('amenitiesRelation')) {
+                return [];
+            }
+
             return ($venue->amenitiesRelation ?? collect())
                 ->pluck('name')
                 ->values()
@@ -558,6 +572,10 @@ class VenueController extends Controller
         }
 
         if ($this->hasStructuredVenueData()) {
+            if (! $venue->relationLoaded('images')) {
+                return [];
+            }
+
             return ($venue->images ?? collect())
                 ->sortBy('sort_order')
                 ->pluck('url')
@@ -575,6 +593,10 @@ class VenueController extends Controller
         }
 
         if ($this->hasStructuredVenueData()) {
+            if (! $venue->relationLoaded('offersRelation')) {
+                return [];
+            }
+
             return ($venue->offersRelation ?? collect())
                 ->map(fn (Offer $offer) => [
                     'title' => $offer->title,
@@ -591,17 +613,48 @@ class VenueController extends Controller
 
     private function hasInlineVenueArrays(): bool
     {
-        return Schema::hasColumn('venues', 'amenities')
-            && Schema::hasColumn('venues', 'image_urls')
-            && Schema::hasColumn('venues', 'offers');
+        if ($this->hasInlineVenueArraysCache !== null) {
+            return $this->hasInlineVenueArraysCache;
+        }
+
+        $this->hasInlineVenueArraysCache = $this->rememberSchemaFlag(
+            'schema:venues:inline-arrays:v1',
+            fn () => Schema::hasColumn('venues', 'amenities')
+                && Schema::hasColumn('venues', 'image_urls')
+                && Schema::hasColumn('venues', 'offers')
+        );
+
+        return $this->hasInlineVenueArraysCache;
     }
 
     private function hasStructuredVenueData(): bool
     {
-        return Schema::hasTable('venue_images')
-            && Schema::hasTable('offers')
-            && Schema::hasTable('venue_amenities')
-            && Schema::hasTable('amenities');
+        if ($this->hasStructuredVenueDataCache !== null) {
+            return $this->hasStructuredVenueDataCache;
+        }
+
+        $this->hasStructuredVenueDataCache = $this->rememberSchemaFlag(
+            'schema:venues:structured-data:v1',
+            fn () => Schema::hasTable('venue_images')
+                && Schema::hasTable('offers')
+                && Schema::hasTable('venue_amenities')
+                && Schema::hasTable('amenities')
+        );
+
+        return $this->hasStructuredVenueDataCache;
+    }
+
+    private function rememberSchemaFlag(string $cacheKey, callable $resolver): bool
+    {
+        try {
+            return (bool) Cache::remember(
+                $cacheKey,
+                now()->addMinutes(30),
+                fn () => (bool) $resolver()
+            );
+        } catch (\Throwable) {
+            return (bool) $resolver();
+        }
     }
 
     private function inlineVenuePayload(array $amenities, array $imageUrls, array $offers): array