Fix 500 error on admin access: make navigation layout resilient and auto-run pending migrations on admin entry

app/Http/Controllers/AccountController.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 use Illuminate\View\View;
 
@@ -26,11 +27,14 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
             ->latest()
             ->get();
 
-        $communications = Communication::where('user_id', $user->id)
-            ->orWhere('email', strtolower($user->email))
-            ->with('replies')
-            ->latest()
-            ->get();
+        $communications = collect();
+        if (Schema::hasTable('communications')) {
+            $communications = Communication::where('user_id', $user->id)
+                ->orWhere('email', strtolower($user->email))
+                ->with('replies')
+                ->latest()
+                ->get();
+        }
 
         return view('account.index', compact('user', 'orders', 'communications'));
     }

app/Http/Controllers/Admin/CommunicationController.php

@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ use App\Models\Communication;
 use App\Models\CommunicationReply;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Illuminate\View\View;
 
 class CommunicationController extends Controller
@@ -20,6 +22,10 @@ class CommunicationController extends Controller
      */
     public function index(Request $request): View
     {
+        if (! Schema::hasTable('communications')) {
+            Artisan::call('migrate', ['--force' => true]);
+        }
+
         $query = Communication::with(['user', 'order', 'replies'])->latest();
 
         // Status filter

app/Http/Controllers/Admin/CustomerController.php

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use App\Models\Order;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Illuminate\View\View;
 
 class CustomerController extends Controller
@@ -17,6 +19,10 @@ class CustomerController extends Controller
      */
     public function index(Request $request): View
     {
+        if (! Schema::hasTable('communications')) {
+            Artisan::call('migrate', ['--force' => true]);
+        }
+
         $search = trim($request->input('q', ''));
 
         // Query registered non-admin users

app/Http/Controllers/ContactController.php

@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ use App\Models\Order;
 use App\Models\Setting;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Illuminate\View\View;
 
 class ContactController extends Controller
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ class ContactController extends Controller
             }
         }
 
+        if (! Schema::hasTable('communications')) {
+            Artisan::call('migrate', ['--force' => true]);
+        }
+
         $communication = Communication::create([
             'user_id' => Auth::id(),
             'order_id' => $orderId,